What color is #688A88?

#688A88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A88?

The RGB value is 104, 138, 136: 104 red, 138 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688A88?

The complementary color is #8A686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688A88 color

#688A88 rgb(104, 138, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688A88 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.1% green and 53.3% blue (104, 138, 136).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#688A88 color codes

HEX	`#688A88`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, -12.31, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 12.63, 192.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.24, 22.897, 26.694)`
Decimal	`6851208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A88, 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 #688A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #688A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a88; }
.text { color: #688a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a88, #687b8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #688A88?: #688A88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A88?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 136: 104 red, 138 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A88?: The complementary color is #8A686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.