Cadet Blue (Blue)

#68BCB5

RGB: 104, 188, 181

Color OverviewHEX #68BCB5

#68BCB5 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #68BCB5 is composed of 41% red, 74% green, and 71% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 175°, saturation of 39%, and lightness of 57%.

HEX

#68BCB5

RGB

104, 188, 181

HSL

175°, 39%, 57%

HSV

175°, 45%, 74%

CMYK

45%, 0%, 4%, 26%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #68BCB5 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #68BCB5 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #68BCB5 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #68BCB5

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #68BCB5 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.22 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #68BCB5 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.45 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #68BCB5;
}

.element {
  color: #68BCB5;
  background-color: #68BCB5;
  border-color: #68BCB5;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#68BCB5] text-[#68BCB5] border-[#68BCB5]">
  Content styled with #68BCB5
</div>