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#68cfac color: Aquarium Blue

#68cfac is rgb(104, 207, 172) in RGB and oklch(78.281% 0.10983 168.886) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

78.3%
0.110
169°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • 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
11.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #68cfac

#68cfac is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.3% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.11:1, 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: #68cfac mixed with white

  1. 68cfac
  2. 7ad4b4
  3. 8bd9bc
  4. 9bdec4
  5. aae3cd
  6. b9e8d5
  7. c7ecdd
  8. d5f1e6
  9. e3f6ee
  10. f1faf6

Darker: #68cfac mixed with black

  1. 68cfac
  2. 59b495
  3. 4b997f
  4. 3e7f69
  5. 306754
  6. 244f40
  7. 18382d
  8. 0c231b
  9. 04100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #68cfac with less saturation

  1. 68cfac
  2. 73cdad
  3. 7dcbae
  4. 86c9b0
  5. 8ec6b1
  6. 96c4b2
  7. 9ec2b3
  8. a5bfb5
  9. abbdb6
  10. b2bbb7

Questions about #68cfac

What color is #68cfac?

#68cfac is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aquarium Blue. In RGB it is rgb(104, 207, 172), in HSL hsl(159.61, 51.76%, 60.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.281% 0.10983 168.886).

What colors go well with #68cfac?

The complementary color of #68cfac is #ed9bc4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94c985 and #4fced3. The triadic partners are #b6adfa and #f2a378.

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

Black text reads better on #68cfac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68cfac a warm or cool color?

#68cfac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 78.3% and its chroma 0.11.