What color is #689B97?

#689B97 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 #689B97?

The RGB value is 104, 155, 151: 104 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689B97?

The complementary color is #9B686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689B97 color

#689B97 rgb(104, 155, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689B97 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (104, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#689B97 color codes

HEX	`#689B97`
RGB	`rgb(104, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, -17.86, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 18.16, 190.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.014, 28.619, 33.583)`
Decimal	`6855575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689B97, 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 #689B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #689B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689b97; }
.text { color: #689b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689b97, #68869b); }

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Questions

What color is #689B97?: #689B97 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 #689B97?: The RGB value is 104, 155, 151: 104 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689B97?: The complementary color is #9B686C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.