What color is #688E92?

#688E92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688E92?

The RGB value is 104, 142, 146: 104 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688E92?

The complementary color is #926C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688E92 color

#688E92 rgb(104, 142, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688E92 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.7% green and 57.3% blue (104, 142, 146).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#688E92 color codes

HEX	`#688E92`
RGB	`rgb(104, 142, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.45, -12.1, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.45, 13.68, 207.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.569, 24.363, 30.807)`
Decimal	`6852242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688E92, 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 #688E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #688E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688e92; }
.text { color: #688e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 142 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688e92, #687992); }

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Questions

What color is #688E92?: #688E92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688E92?: The RGB value is 104, 142, 146: 104 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688E92?: The complementary color is #926C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.