What color is #688D8E?

#688D8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688D8E?

The RGB value is 104, 141, 142: 104 red, 141 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688D8E?

The complementary color is #8E6968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688D8E color

#688D8E rgb(104, 141, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688D8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.3% green and 55.7% blue (104, 141, 142).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#688D8E color codes

HEX	`#688D8E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 141, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -12.52, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 13.38, 200.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.115, 23.945, 29.148)`
Decimal	`6851982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688D8E, 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 #688D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #688D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688d8e; }
.text { color: #688d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 141 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688d8e, #687a8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #688D8E?: #688D8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688D8E?: The RGB value is 104, 141, 142: 104 red, 141 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688D8E?: The complementary color is #8E6968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.