What color is #689798?

#689798 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689798?

The RGB value is 104, 151, 152: 104 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689798?

The complementary color is #986968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689798 color

#689798 rgb(104, 151, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689798 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (104, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#689798 color codes

HEX	`#689798`
RGB	`rgb(104, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, -15.49, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 16.47, 199.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.441, 27.342, 33.795)`
Decimal	`6854552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689798, 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 #689798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #689798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689798; }
.text { color: #689798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689798, #687f98); }

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Questions

What color is #689798?: #689798 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689798?: The RGB value is 104, 151, 152: 104 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689798?: The complementary color is #986968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.