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#68cccb color: Petrichor

#68cccb is rgb(104, 204, 203) in RGB and oklch(78.498% 0.09385 194.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

78.5%
0.094
195°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #68cccb

#68cccb is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66cccc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #68cccb mixed with white

  1. 68cccb
  2. 7ad1d0
  3. 8bd6d5
  4. 9adcda
  5. aae1e0
  6. b8e6e5
  7. c7ebea
  8. d5f0ef
  9. e3f5f4
  10. f1fafa

Darker: #68cccb mixed with black

  1. 68cccb
  2. 59b1b0
  3. 4b9796
  4. 3e7e7d
  5. 306565
  6. 244e4d
  7. 183737
  8. 0c2222
  9. 040f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #68cccb with less saturation

  1. 68cccb
  2. 73cac9
  3. 7dc8c7
  4. 86c7c6
  5. 8fc5c4
  6. 96c3c2
  7. 9ec1c0
  8. a5bfbe
  9. acbdbc
  10. b2bbbb

Questions about #68cccb

What color is #68cccb?

#68cccb is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Petrichor. In RGB it is rgb(104, 204, 203), in HSL hsl(179.4, 49.5%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.498% 0.09385 194.545).

What colors go well with #68cccb?

The complementary color of #68cccb is #efa0a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7dccaa and #71c6e6. The triadic partners are #cfa7e3 and #ddb073.

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

Black text reads better on #68cccb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68cccb a warm or cool color?

#68cccb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 195 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.094.