Information about #068B8D color

#068B8D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#068B8D falls into the Cyan Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(6, 139, 141) — 2.4% red, 54.5% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 1 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#068B8D is a pure, full-strength water-like cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Cyan (#0A888A). Slightly further away sit Dolphins Aqua (#008E97) and Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494).

In RGB terms — rgb(6, 139, 141) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #068B8D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#068B8D color variations

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

#068B8D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #068B8D

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

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Teal color link
Teal

#008080

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#068B8D
  • RGB6, 139, 141
  • CMYK53, 1, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(6, 139, 141)
  • HSL181°, 92%, 29%
  • HSL Precise180.889°, 91.837%, 28.824%
  • HSV181°, 96%, 55%
  • HSB181°, 96%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.024, 0.545, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.024, 0.545, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.024, 0.545, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID068B8D
  • DECIMAL ID428941
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01