What color is #689993?

#689993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689993?

The RGB value is 104, 153, 147: 104 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689993?

The complementary color is #99686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689993 color

#689993 rgb(104, 153, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689993 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (104, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#689993 color codes

HEX	`#689993`
RGB	`rgb(104, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.74, -17.76, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.74, 17.89, 186.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.365, 27.831, 31.792)`
Decimal	`6855059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689993, 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 #689993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #689993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689993; }
.text { color: #689993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689993, #688799); }

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Questions

What color is #689993?: #689993 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689993?: The RGB value is 104, 153, 147: 104 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689993?: The complementary color is #99686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.