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#68898A

#68898A is a mid-tone, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Xanadu. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #68898A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#68898A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #68898A?

#68898A is a mid-tone, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Xanadu. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #68898A in RGB?

#68898A is rgb(104, 137, 138): 104 red, 137 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #68898A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(25, 1, 0, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #68898A?

PANTONE 7544 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #68898A?

Its complement #997C7B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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