#68898B

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#68898b is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(104, 137, 139), HSL(183°, 14%, 48%), CMYK(25%, 1%, 0%, 45%). Closest named color: slategray. Contrast is 3.79:1 on white and 5.54:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#68898b
RGBrgb(104 137 139)
RGB (legacy)rgb(104, 137, 139)
RGB %rgb(41% 54% 55%)
HSLhsl(183 14% 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183, 25%, 55%)
HWBhwb(183 41% 45%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 1%, 0%, 45%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(54.64 -11.66 -5.08)
LCHlch(54.64 12.72 203.53)
OKLaboklab(0.6058 -0.0348 -0.0132)
OKLCHoklch(0.6058 0.0372 200.86)
Decimal6850955

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorslategray ΔE 3.1
Closest web-safe color#669999
Hue183°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)14% / 25%
Lightness (HSL)48%
Brightness or Value (HSV)55%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)50% / 51%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.227
Red / Green / Blue104 / 137 / 139

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
3.79:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
5.54:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 65.4 / -36.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -70.9 / 38.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #68898b;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(60.58% 0.0372 200.86);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(104 137 139 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#68898b] text-[#68898b] border-[#68898b]">