What color is #689AA1?

#689AA1 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 #689AA1?

The RGB value is 104, 154, 161: 104 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689AA1?

The complementary color is #A16F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689AA1 color

#689AA1 rgb(104, 154, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689AA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (104, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#689AA1 color codes

HEX	`#689AA1`
RGB	`rgb(104, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, -14.84, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 17.35, 211.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.695, 28.626, 37.988)`
Decimal	`6855329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689AA1, 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 #689AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #689AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689aa1; }
.text { color: #689aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689aa1, #687ea1); }

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Questions

What color is #689AA1?: #689AA1 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 #689AA1?: The RGB value is 104, 154, 161: 104 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689AA1?: The complementary color is #A16F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.