What color is #689981?

#689981 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689981?

The RGB value is 104, 153, 129: 104 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689981?

The complementary color is #996880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689981 color

#689981 rgb(104, 153, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #689981 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60% green and 50.6% blue (104, 153, 129).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#689981 color codes

HEX	`#689981`
RGB	`rgb(104, 153, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, -21.83, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 23.05, 161.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.061, 27.309, 24.926)`
Decimal	`6855041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689981, 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 #689981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #689981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689981; }
.text { color: #689981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 153 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689981, #689999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #689981?: #689981 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689981?: The RGB value is 104, 153, 129: 104 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689981?: The complementary color is #996880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.