What color is #688984?

#688984 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688984?

The RGB value is 104, 137, 132: 104 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688984?

The complementary color is #89686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688984 color

#688984 rgb(104, 137, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688984 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green and 51.8% blue (104, 137, 132).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#688984 color codes

HEX	`#688984`
RGB	`rgb(104, 137, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 53.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.55, -12.69, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.55, 12.74, 185.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.818, 22.5, 25.177)`
Decimal	`6850948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688984, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #688984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #688984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688984; }
.text { color: #688984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 137 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688984, #687d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #688984?: #688984 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688984?: The RGB value is 104, 137, 132: 104 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688984?: The complementary color is #89686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.