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#68afae color: Fountain Blue

#68afae is rgb(104, 175, 174) in RGB and oklch(70.724% 0.07162 194.492) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

70.7%
0.072
194°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • mist-400
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #68afae

#68afae is a dusty light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fountain Blue (#65adb2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mist-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #68afae mixed with white

  1. 68afae
  2. 78b7b6
  3. 88bfbe
  4. 97c7c6
  5. a6cfce
  6. b5d7d6
  7. c4dfde
  8. d3e7e6
  9. e1efee
  10. f0f7f7

Darker: #68afae mixed with black

  1. 68afae
  2. 599897
  3. 4b8180
  4. 3e6b6a
  5. 305655
  6. 244141
  7. 182e2e
  8. 0c1c1c
  9. 040b0b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #68afae with less saturation

  1. 68afae
  2. 6faead
  3. 76acab
  4. 7cabaa
  5. 82aaa9
  6. 87a8a7
  7. 8da7a6
  8. 92a5a5
  9. 97a4a3
  10. 9ca2a2

Questions about #68afae

What color is #68afae?

#68afae is dusty light cyan. The closest named color is Fountain Blue. In RGB it is rgb(104, 175, 174), in HSL hsl(179.15, 30.74%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.724% 0.07162 194.492).

What colors go well with #68afae?

The complementary color of #68afae is #c98f93. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76af95 and #6eabc2. The triadic partners are #b194c0 and #bb9a6e.

Is white or black text more readable on #68afae?

Black text reads better on #68afae: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68afae a warm or cool color?

#68afae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.072.