What color is #689792?

#689792 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 #689792?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 146: 104 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689792?

The complementary color is #97686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689792 color

#689792 rgb(104, 151, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689792 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 57.3% blue (104, 151, 146).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#689792 color codes

HEX	`#689792`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -16.95, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 17.12, 188.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.962, 27.15, 31.272)`
Decimal	`6854546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689792, 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 #689792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #689792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689792; }
.text { color: #689792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689792, #688497); }

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Questions

What color is #689792?: #689792 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 #689792?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 146: 104 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689792?: The complementary color is #97686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.