What color is #688E94?

#688E94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688E94?

The RGB value is 104, 142, 148: 104 red, 142 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688E94?

The complementary color is #946E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688E94 color

#688E94 rgb(104, 142, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #688E94 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 55.7% green and 58% blue (104, 142, 148).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#688E94 color codes

HEX	`#688E94`
RGB	`rgb(104, 142, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 55.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -11.6, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 13.78, 212.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.725, 24.426, 31.634)`
Decimal	`6852244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688E94, 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 #688E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #688E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688e94; }
.text { color: #688e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 142 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688e94, #687894); }

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Questions

What color is #688E94?: #688E94 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688E94?: The RGB value is 104, 142, 148: 104 red, 142 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688E94?: The complementary color is #946E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.