Information about #68A5A6 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#68A5A6 is a softly balanced cyan that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Crystal Blue (#68A0B0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tradewind (#6DAFA7) and Green Sheen (#6EAEA1).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 165, 166)), which gives #68A5A6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #68A5A6: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #68A5A6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#68A5A6 color variations
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#68A5A6 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#68A5A6 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#68A5A6 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#68A5A6 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#68A5A6 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #68A5A6 color
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Nearest named colors to #68A5A6
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#68A0B0
#6DAFA7
#6EAEA1
#5F9EA0
#739CA9
#65ADB2
#6DA5B4
#669999
#74B2A8
#7296AB
#6DB6AD
#6A9C95
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#68A5A6
- RGB104, 165, 166
- CMYK24, 0, 0, 35
- CSSrgb(104, 165, 166)
- HSL181°, 26%, 53%
- HSL Precise180.968°, 25.833%, 52.941%
- HSV181°, 37%, 65%
- HSB181°, 37%, 65%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.647, 0.651)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.647, 0.651, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.647, 0.651)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID68A5A6
- DECIMAL ID6858150
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers305 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
