What color is #689A9F?

#689A9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689A9F?

The RGB value is 104, 154, 159: 104 red, 154 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689A9F?

The complementary color is #9F6D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689A9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689A9F color

#689A9F rgb(104, 154, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689A9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60.4% green and 62.4% blue (104, 154, 159).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#689A9F color codes

HEX	`#689A9F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 154, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, -15.35, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 17.28, 207.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.52, 28.556, 37.067)`
Decimal	`6855327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689A9F, 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 #689A9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689A9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #689A9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689a9f; }
.text { color: #689a9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689a9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 154 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689a9f, #687e9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #689A9F?: #689A9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689A9F?: The RGB value is 104, 154, 159: 104 red, 154 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689A9F?: The complementary color is #9F6D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689A9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.