Information about #68979E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#68979E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 151, 158) — 40.8% red, 59.2% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 3 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #68979E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Desaturated Cyan (#669999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Paradise (#6A9C95) and Wishlist (#659295).

The recipe behind #68979E is rgb(104, 151, 158), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #68979E: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #68979E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#68979E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#68979E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#68979E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#68979E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#68979E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#68979E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#9E8967
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#9E677B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#68979E
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#9E6796
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#969E67
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#6E679E
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#89679E
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#9E6E67
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#7B9E67
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Nearest named colors to #68979E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

#68979E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68979E
  • RGB104, 151, 158
  • CMYK21, 3, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(104, 151, 158)
  • HSL188°, 22%, 51%
  • HSL Precise187.778°, 21.774%, 51.373%
  • HSV188°, 34%, 62%
  • HSB188°, 34%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.592, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.592, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.592, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID68979E
  • DECIMAL ID6854558
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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