What color is #68989E?

#68989E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68989E?

The RGB value is 104, 152, 158: 104 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68989E?

The complementary color is #9E6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68989E color

#68989E rgb(104, 152, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #68989E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (104, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#68989E color codes

HEX	`#68989E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.77, -14.53, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.77, 16.73, 209.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.107, 27.867, 36.502)`
Decimal	`6854814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68989E, 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 #68989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #68989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68989e; }
.text { color: #68989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68989e, #687d9e); }

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Questions

What color is #68989E?: #68989E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68989E?: The RGB value is 104, 152, 158: 104 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68989E?: The complementary color is #9E6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.