What color is #689087?

#689087 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 #689087?

The RGB value is 104, 144, 135: 104 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689087?

The complementary color is #906871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689087 color

#689087 rgb(104, 144, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689087 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.5% green and 52.9% blue (104, 144, 135).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#689087 color codes

HEX	`#689087`
RGB	`rgb(104, 144, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, -15.79, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 15.79, 178.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.054, 24.638, 26.616)`
Decimal	`6852743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689087, 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 #689087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #689087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689087; }
.text { color: #689087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 144 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689087, #688590); }

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Questions

What color is #689087?: #689087 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 #689087?: The RGB value is 104, 144, 135: 104 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689087?: The complementary color is #906871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.