What color is #688C96?

#688C96 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688C96?

The RGB value is 104, 140, 150: 104 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688C96?

The complementary color is #967268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688C96 color

#688C96 rgb(104, 140, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688C96 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (104, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#688C96 color codes

HEX	`#688C96`
RGB	`rgb(104, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.99, -10, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.99, 13.71, 223.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.59, 23.9, 32.377)`
Decimal	`6851734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688C96, 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 #688C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #688C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688c96; }
.text { color: #688c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688c96, #687596); }

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Questions

What color is #688C96?: #688C96 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688C96?: The RGB value is 104, 140, 150: 104 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688C96?: The complementary color is #967268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.