What color is #688E87?

#688E87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688E87?

The RGB value is 104, 142, 135: 104 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688E87?

The complementary color is #8E686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688E87 color

#688E87 rgb(104, 142, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688E87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.7% green and 52.9% blue (104, 142, 135).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#688E87 color codes

HEX	`#688E87`
RGB	`rgb(104, 142, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, -14.72, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 14.73, 182.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.754, 24.037, 26.516)`
Decimal	`6852231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688E87, 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 #688E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #688E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688e87; }
.text { color: #688e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 142 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688e87, #68828e); }

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Questions

What color is #688E87?: #688E87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688E87?: The RGB value is 104, 142, 135: 104 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688E87?: The complementary color is #8E686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.