What color is #689795?

#689795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689795?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 149: 104 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689795?

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

Is black or white text better on #689795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689795 color

#689795 rgb(104, 151, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689795 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 58.4% blue (104, 151, 149).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#689795 color codes

HEX	`#689795`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, -16.22, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 16.72, 193.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.199, 27.245, 32.517)`
Decimal	`6854549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689795, 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 #689795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #689795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689795; }
.text { color: #689795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689795, #688197); }

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Questions

What color is #689795?: #689795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689795?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 149: 104 red, 151 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689795?: The complementary color is #97686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.