What color is #689788?

#689788 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689788?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 136: 104 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689788?

The complementary color is #976877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689788 color

#689788 rgb(104, 151, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #689788 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 53.3% blue (104, 151, 136).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#689788 color codes

HEX	`#689788`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -19.26, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 19.47, 171.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.218, 26.853, 27.353)`
Decimal	`6854536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689788, 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 #689788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #689788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689788; }
.text { color: #689788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689788, #688f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #689788?: #689788 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689788?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 136: 104 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689788?: The complementary color is #976877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.