What color is #689091?

#689091 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689091?

The RGB value is 104, 144, 145: 104 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689091?

The complementary color is #916968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689091 color

#689091 rgb(104, 144, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689091 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.5% green and 56.9% blue (104, 144, 145).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#689091 color codes

HEX	`#689091`
RGB	`rgb(104, 144, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -13.43, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 14.33, 200.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.791, 24.933, 30.5)`
Decimal	`6852753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689091, 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 #689091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #689091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689091; }
.text { color: #689091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 144 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689091, #687b91); }

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Questions

What color is #689091?: #689091 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689091?: The RGB value is 104, 144, 145: 104 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689091?: The complementary color is #916968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.