What color is #688D93?

#688D93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688D93?

The RGB value is 104, 141, 147: 104 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688D93?

The complementary color is #936E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688D93 color

#688D93 rgb(104, 141, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688D93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.3% green and 57.6% blue (104, 141, 147).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#688D93 color codes

HEX	`#688D93`
RGB	`rgb(104, 141, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -11.3, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 13.48, 213.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.499, 24.098, 31.169)`
Decimal	`6851987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688D93, 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 #688D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #688D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688d93; }
.text { color: #688d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 141 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688d93, #687893); }

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Questions

What color is #688D93?: #688D93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688D93?: The RGB value is 104, 141, 147: 104 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688D93?: The complementary color is #936E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.