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#68BCB3

#68bcb3 ≈ Verdigris

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#68bcb3 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 73.73% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 173.57°, with 38.53% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4216

Complementary

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #bc6871

Split complementary

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #bc689b
  3. #bc8968

Analogous

  1. #68bc89
  2. #68bcb3
  3. #689bbc

Triadic

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #b368bc
  3. #bcb368

Tetradic

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #6871bc
  3. #bc6871
  4. #bcb368

Square

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #8968bc
  3. #bc6871
  4. #9bbc68

Monochromatic

  1. #2b605b
  2. #42958c
  3. #68bcb3
  4. #9dd4ce
  5. #d2ebe8

Shades

#68bcb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #5ea9a1
  3. #53968f
  4. #49847d
  5. #3e716b
  6. #345e5a
  7. #2a4b48
  8. #1f3836
  9. #152624
  10. #0a1312
  11. #000000

Tints

#68bcb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #77c3bb
  3. #86c9c2
  4. #95d0ca
  5. #a4d7d1
  6. #b4ded9
  7. #c3e4e1
  8. #d2ebe8
  9. #e1f2f0
  10. #f0f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68bcb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68bcb3
  2. #6ab6ae
  3. #6db0a9
  4. #6faaa4
  5. #72a49f
  6. #749e9a
  7. #769894
  8. #79928f
  9. #7b8c8a
  10. #7e8685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b4b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a9b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42bfb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb7b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91b1b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54beb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68bcb3 {
  color: #68bcb3;
}
Background
.bg-68bcb3 {
  background-color: #68bcb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68bcb3 {
  border: 2px solid #68bcb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68bcb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 188 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68bcb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68bcb3, #689bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68bcb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 188 179 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.63 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.89 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.92 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.26 #97434c Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Verdigris
#68bcb3  rgb(104, 188, 179)  hsl(174, 39%, 57%)  Verdigris
#bc6871  rgb(188, 104, 113)  hsl(354, 39%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#b368bc  rgb(179, 104, 188)  hsl(294, 39%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#bcb368  rgb(188, 179, 104)  hsl(54, 39%, 57%)  Dark Khaki