What color is #688989?

#688989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688989?

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

What is the complementary color of #688989?

The complementary color is #896868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688989 color

#688989 rgb(104, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688989 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#688989 color codes

HEX	`#688989`
RGB	`rgb(104, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -11.52, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 12.13, 198.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.169, 22.64, 27.022)`
Decimal	`6850953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688989, 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 #688989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #688989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688989; }
.text { color: #688989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688989, #687889); }

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Questions

What color is #688989?: #688989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688989?: The RGB value is 104, 137, 137: 104 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688989?: The complementary color is #896868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.