What color is #688A8D?

#688A8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A8D?

The RGB value is 104, 138, 141: 104 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688A8D?

The complementary color is #8D6B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688A8D color

#688A8D rgb(104, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688A8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (104, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#688A8D color codes

HEX	`#688A8D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, -11.12, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 12.4, 206.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.604, 23.042, 28.609)`
Decimal	`6851213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A8D, 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 #688A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #688A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a8d; }
.text { color: #688a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a8d, #68778d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #688A8D?: #688A8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A8D?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 141: 104 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A8D?: The complementary color is #8D6B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.