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#68898A

#68898a ≈ Xanadu

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#68898a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 53.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.64% cyan, 0.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 181.76°, with 14.05% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.84.

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Relative luminance0.2267

Complementary

  1. #68898a
  2. #8a6968

Split complementary

  1. #68898a
  2. #8a6878
  3. #8a7a68

Analogous

  1. #688a7a
  2. #68898a
  3. #68788a

Triadic

  1. #68898a
  2. #8a6889
  3. #898a68

Tetradic

  1. #68898a
  2. #69688a
  3. #8a6968
  4. #898a68

Square

  1. #68898a
  2. #7a688a
  3. #8a6968
  4. #788a68

Monochromatic

  1. #263233
  2. #475e5e
  3. #68898a
  4. #92acad
  5. #bdcdce

Shades

#68898a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68898a
  2. #5e7b7c
  3. #536e6e
  4. #496061
  5. #3e5253
  6. #344545
  7. #2a3737
  8. #1f2929
  9. #151b1c
  10. #0a0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#68898a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68898a
  2. #779596
  3. #86a1a1
  4. #95acad
  5. #a4b8b9
  6. #b4c4c5
  7. #c3d0d0
  8. #d2dcdc
  9. #e1e7e8
  10. #f0f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68898a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68898a
  2. #6a8889
  3. #6d8788
  4. #6f8687
  5. #728586
  6. #748585
  7. #768484
  8. #798383
  9. #7b8282
  10. #7e8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84868a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e818a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d8b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a878a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76848a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #628a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68898a {
  color: #68898a;
}
Background
.bg-68898a {
  background-color: #68898a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68898a {
  border: 2px solid #68898a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68898a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 137 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 14% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68898a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68898a, #68788a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68898a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 137 138 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.84 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.05 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.05 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.08 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.33 #977675 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#68898a  rgb(104, 137, 138)  hsl(182, 14%, 47%)  Xanadu
#8a6968  rgb(138, 105, 104)  hsl(2, 14%, 47%)  Copper Rose
#8a6889  rgb(138, 104, 137)  hsl(302, 14%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#898a68  rgb(137, 138, 104)  hsl(62, 14%, 47%)  Moss Green