#68b9bc

Color #68b9bc

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#68b9bc

RGB

rgb(104, 185, 188)

HSL

hsl(182.1, 38.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.1, 44.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.36, -23.95, -9.25)

LCH

lch(70.36, 25.67, 201.12)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0796, 198.69)

HWB

hwb(182.1, 40.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc6b68

Analogous

#68bc95

#68b9bc

#688fbc

Triadic

#68b9bc

#bc68b9

#b9bc68

Split-complementary

#68b9bc

#bc688f

#bc9568

Tetradic

#68b9bc

#6b68bc

#bc6b68

#b9bc68

Square

#68b9bc

#9568bc

#bc6b68

#8fbc68

Shades

Color #68b9bc mixed toward black.

#4ba5a9

#3c8487

#2d6365

#1e4243

#0f2122

Tints

Color #68b9bc mixed toward white.

#81c5c7

#9ad0d2

#b4dcde

#cde8e9

#e6f3f4

Tones

Color #68b9bc mixed toward gray.

#6fb3b5

#76acae

#7da6a7

#849fa0

#8b9999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293bb · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#8e87bb · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#6ebbbb · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #68b9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68b9bc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#68b9bc (#68b9bc) is rgb(104, 185, 188) in RGB.

No, #68b9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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