What color is #689080?

#689080 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689080?

The RGB value is 104, 144, 128: 104 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689080?

The complementary color is #906878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689080?

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.

#689080 color

#689080 rgb(104, 144, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #689080 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (104, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#689080 color codes

HEX	`#689080`
RGB	`rgb(104, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.53, -17.36, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.53, 17.83, 166.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.577, 24.447, 24.105)`
Decimal	`6852736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689080, 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 #689080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689080 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 #689080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689080; }
.text { color: #689080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689080, #688c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #689080?: #689080 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689080?: The RGB value is 104, 144, 128: 104 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689080?: The complementary color is #906878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689080?: 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.