What color is #688C8B?

#688C8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688C8B?

The RGB value is 104, 140, 139: 104 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688C8B?

The complementary color is #8C6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688C8B color

#688C8B rgb(104, 140, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688C8B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.9% green and 54.5% blue (104, 140, 139).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#688C8B color codes

HEX	`#688C8B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 140, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, -12.69, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 13.18, 195.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.746, 23.562, 27.929)`
Decimal	`6851723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688C8B, 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 #688C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #688C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688c8b; }
.text { color: #688c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 140 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688c8b, #687b8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #688C8B?: #688C8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688C8B?: The RGB value is 104, 140, 139: 104 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688C8B?: The complementary color is #8C6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.