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#68FFEE

Turquoise · very light cool teal

About #68FFEE

With the hex code #68FFEE, this is a very light teal with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 100% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Turquoise — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Aqua. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF6879, a watermelon shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red104
Green255
Blue238

Closest named colours

Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 10.7
Aqua
#00FFFF · ΔE 11.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 19.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #68FFEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on turquoise #68FFEE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on turquoise #68FFEE.
17.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #68FFEE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#68FFEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3F2ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE1F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#00FFFA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #68FFEE?

With the hex code #68FFEE, this is a very light teal with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 100% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #68FFEE?

Use black text. Black on #68FFEE has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #68FFEE?

Its complementary colour is #FF6879, and analogous partners are #68FFA2 and #68C5FF.