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#68cfaa color: Aquarium Blue

#68cfaa is rgb(104, 207, 170) in RGB and oklch(78.228% 0.11124 167.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

78.2%
0.111
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

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 #68cfaa

#68cfaa is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 168°.

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 Aquarium Blue (#66cdaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #68cfaa mixed with white

  1. 68cfaa
  2. 7ad4b2
  3. 8bd9bb
  4. 9bdec3
  5. aae3cb
  6. b8e8d4
  7. c7ecdc
  8. d5f1e5
  9. e3f6ee
  10. f1faf6

Darker: #68cfaa mixed with black

  1. 68cfaa
  2. 59b493
  3. 4b997d
  4. 3e7f68
  5. 306753
  6. 244f3f
  7. 18382d
  8. 0c231b
  9. 04100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #68cfaa with less saturation

  1. 68cfaa
  2. 73cdab
  3. 7dcbad
  4. 86c9ae
  5. 8ec6b0
  6. 96c4b1
  7. 9dc2b2
  8. a5bfb4
  9. abbdb5
  10. b2bab7

Questions about #68cfaa

What color is #68cfaa?

#68cfaa is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Aquarium Blue. In RGB it is rgb(104, 207, 170), in HSL hsl(158.45, 51.76%, 60.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.228% 0.11124 167.662).

What colors go well with #68cfaa?

The complementary color of #68cfaa is #ed9ac5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95c982 and #4dced1. The triadic partners are #b4adfc and #f3a279.

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

Black text reads better on #68cfaa: 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 #68cfaa a warm or cool color?

#68cfaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.111.