What color is #68989C?

#68989C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68989C?

The RGB value is 104, 152, 156: 104 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68989C?

The complementary color is #9C6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68989C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68989C color

#68989C rgb(104, 152, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68989C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.6% green and 61.2% blue (104, 152, 156).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#68989C color codes

HEX	`#68989C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 152, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -15.03, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 16.69, 205.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.936, 27.799, 35.603)`
Decimal	`6854812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68989C, 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 #68989C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68989C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #68989C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68989c; }
.text { color: #68989c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68989c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 152 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68989c, #687e9c); }

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Questions

What color is #68989C?: #68989C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68989C?: The RGB value is 104, 152, 156: 104 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68989C?: The complementary color is #9C6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68989C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.