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#68d8b8 color: Peppy

#68d8b8 is rgb(104, 216, 184) in RGB and oklch(80.756% 0.1135 172.197) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

80.8%
0.113
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #68d8b8

#68d8b8 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.1:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peppy (#72d7b7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #68d8b8 mixed with white

  1. 68d8b8
  2. 7bdcbf
  3. 8ce0c6
  4. 9ce4cd
  5. abe8d4
  6. baecdb
  7. c8f0e2
  8. d6f4e9
  9. e4f8f0
  10. f2fbf8

Darker: #68d8b8 mixed with black

  1. 68d8b8
  2. 59bca0
  3. 4ba088
  4. 3e8571
  5. 306b5b
  6. 245345
  7. 183b31
  8. 0c251e
  9. 04110c
  10. 000202

Calmer: #68d8b8 with less saturation

  1. 68d8b8
  2. 74d6b9
  3. 7fd4ba
  4. 89d1ba
  5. 93cfbb
  6. 9bcdbc
  7. a3cabd
  8. abc8be
  9. b2c5be
  10. b9c3bf

Questions about #68d8b8

What color is #68d8b8?

#68d8b8 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Peppy. In RGB it is rgb(104, 216, 184), in HSL hsl(162.86, 58.95%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.756% 0.1135 172.197).

What colors go well with #68d8b8?

The complementary color of #68d8b8 is #f9a1c7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95d38f and #53d6e0. The triadic partners are #c2b3ff and #faab7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #68d8b8?

Black text reads better on #68d8b8: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68d8b8 a warm or cool color?

#68d8b8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 80.8% and its chroma 0.113.