Information about #68898C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #68898C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 137, 140) — 40.8% red, 53.7% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 1 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #68898C feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gothic (#698890). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Undercover (#648985) and Horizon (#648894).

The recipe behind #68898C is rgb(104, 137, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #68898C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #68898C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#68898C color variations

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

#68898C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#68898C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#68898C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#68898C 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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#68898C 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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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
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#8D688A
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #68898C

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

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

Alexandra's Eyes color link
Alexandra's Eyes

#73888C

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

#68898C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68898C
  • RGB104, 137, 140
  • CMYK14, 1, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(104, 137, 140)
  • HSL185°, 15%, 48%
  • HSL Precise185°, 14.754%, 47.843%
  • HSV185°, 26%, 55%
  • HSB185°, 26%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.537, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.537, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.537, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID68898C
  • DECIMAL ID6850956
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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