What color is #688A93?

#688A93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688A93?

The RGB value is 104, 138, 147: 104 red, 138 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688A93?

The complementary color is #937168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688A93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688A93 color

#688A93 rgb(104, 138, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688A93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.1% green and 57.6% blue (104, 138, 147).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#688A93 color codes

HEX	`#688A93`
RGB	`rgb(104, 138, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, -9.64, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 12.97, 221.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.062, 23.226, 31.024)`
Decimal	`6851219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688A93, 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 #688A93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688A93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #688A93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688a93; }
.text { color: #688a93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688a93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 138 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688a93, #687593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688A93?: #688A93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688A93?: The RGB value is 104, 138, 147: 104 red, 138 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688A93?: The complementary color is #937168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688A93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.