What color is #688A8E?

#688A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A8E?

The RGB value is 104, 138, 142: 104 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688A8E?

The complementary color is #8E6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A8E?

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.

#688A8E color

#688A8E rgb(104, 138, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688A8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.1% green and 55.7% blue (104, 138, 142).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#688A8E color codes

HEX	`#688A8E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -10.87, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 12.43, 208.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.678, 23.072, 29.002)`
Decimal	`6851214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A8E, 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 #688A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A8E 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 #688A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a8e; }
.text { color: #688a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a8e, #68778e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #688A8E?: #688A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A8E?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 142: 104 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A8E?: The complementary color is #8E6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A8E?: 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.