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#68cdc8 color: Petrichor

#68cdc8 is rgb(104, 205, 200) in RGB and oklch(78.634% 0.09502 191.128) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

78.6%
0.095
191°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #68cdc8

#68cdc8 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 78.6% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.16:1, 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: #68cdc8 mixed with white

  1. 68cdc8
  2. 7ad2cd
  3. 8bd7d3
  4. 9bdcd8
  5. aae1de
  6. b9e6e3
  7. c7ebe9
  8. d5f0ee
  9. e3f5f4
  10. f1faf9

Darker: #68cdc8 mixed with black

  1. 68cdc8
  2. 59b2ae
  3. 4b9894
  4. 3e7e7b
  5. 306663
  6. 244e4c
  7. 183836
  8. 0c2321
  9. 040f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #68cdc8 with less saturation

  1. 68cdc8
  2. 73cbc7
  3. 7dc9c5
  4. 86c7c4
  5. 8fc6c2
  6. 97c4c1
  7. 9ec2bf
  8. a5c0be
  9. acbdbc
  10. b3bbbb

Questions about #68cdc8

What color is #68cdc8?

#68cdc8 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Petrichor. In RGB it is rgb(104, 205, 200), in HSL hsl(177.03, 50.25%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.634% 0.09502 191.128).

What colors go well with #68cdc8?

The complementary color of #68cdc8 is #efa0aa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #80cda6 and #6ec8e4. The triadic partners are #cda8e7 and #e0af74.

Is white or black text more readable on #68cdc8?

Black text reads better on #68cdc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68cdc8 a warm or cool color?

#68cdc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 78.6% and its chroma 0.095.