What color is #689D91?

#689D91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689D91?

The RGB value is 104, 157, 145: 104 red, 157 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689D91?

The complementary color is #9D6874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689D91 color

#689D91 rgb(104, 157, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689D91 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 61.6% green and 56.9% blue (104, 157, 145).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#689D91 color codes

HEX	`#689D91`
RGB	`rgb(104, 157, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 61.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, -20.32, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 20.34, 178.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.875, 29.1, 31.194)`
Decimal	`6856081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689D91, 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 #689D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #689D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689d91; }
.text { color: #689d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 157 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689d91, #688e9d); }

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Questions

What color is #689D91?: #689D91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689D91?: The RGB value is 104, 157, 145: 104 red, 157 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689D91?: The complementary color is #9D6874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.