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#68cdcb color: Petrichor

#68cdcb is rgb(104, 205, 203) in RGB and oklch(78.732% 0.09465 193.688) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

78.7%
0.095
194°
  • 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
11.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #68cdcb

#68cdcb is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.18:1, 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: #68cdcb mixed with white

  1. 68cdcb
  2. 7ad2d0
  3. 8bd7d5
  4. 9bdcda
  5. aae1e0
  6. b9e6e5
  7. c7ebea
  8. d5f0ef
  9. e3f5f4
  10. f1fafa

Darker: #68cdcb mixed with black

  1. 68cdcb
  2. 59b2b0
  3. 4b9896
  4. 3e7e7d
  5. 306665
  6. 244e4d
  7. 183837
  8. 0c2322
  9. 040f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #68cdcb with less saturation

  1. 68cdcb
  2. 73cbc9
  3. 7dc9c8
  4. 86c8c6
  5. 8fc6c4
  6. 97c4c2
  7. 9fc2c1
  8. a6c0bf
  9. adbebd
  10. b3bcbb

Questions about #68cdcb

What color is #68cdcb?

#68cdcb is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Petrichor. In RGB it is rgb(104, 205, 203), in HSL hsl(178.81, 50.25%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.732% 0.09465 193.688).

What colors go well with #68cdcb?

The complementary color of #68cdcb is #f0a1a8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ecda9 and #71c7e6. The triadic partners are #d0a8e5 and #deb174.

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

Black text reads better on #68cdcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68cdcb a warm or cool color?

#68cdcb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.095.