What color is #689B86?

#689B86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689B86?

The RGB value is 104, 155, 134: 104 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689B86?

The complementary color is #9B687D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689B86 color

#689B86 rgb(104, 155, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #689B86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60.8% green and 52.5% blue (104, 155, 134).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#689B86 color codes

HEX	`#689B86`
RGB	`rgb(104, 155, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -21.78, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 22.49, 165.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.732, 28.106, 26.83)`
Decimal	`6855558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689B86, 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 #689B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #689B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689b86; }
.text { color: #689b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 155 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689b86, #68979b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #689B86?: #689B86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689B86?: The RGB value is 104, 155, 134: 104 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689B86?: The complementary color is #9B687D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.