What color is #689194?

#689194 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689194?

The RGB value is 104, 145, 148: 104 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689194?

The complementary color is #946B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689194 color

#689194 rgb(104, 145, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689194 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 56.9% green and 58% blue (104, 145, 148).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#689194 color codes

HEX	`#689194`
RGB	`rgb(104, 145, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 56.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, -13.24, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 14.59, 204.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.178, 25.331, 31.785)`
Decimal	`6853012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689194, 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 #689194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #689194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689194; }
.text { color: #689194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 145 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689194, #687b94); }

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Questions

What color is #689194?: #689194 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689194?: The RGB value is 104, 145, 148: 104 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689194?: The complementary color is #946B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.