What color is #689E82?

#689E82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689E82?

The RGB value is 104, 158, 130: 104 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689E82?

The complementary color is #9E6884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689E82 color

#689E82 rgb(104, 158, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #689E82 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62% green and 51% blue (104, 158, 130).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#689E82 color codes

HEX	`#689E82`
RGB	`rgb(104, 158, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, -24.16, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 25.79, 159.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.964, 29.007, 25.556)`
Decimal	`6856322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689E82, 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 #689E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #689E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689e82; }
.text { color: #689e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 158 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689e82, #689e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #689E82?: #689E82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689E82?: The RGB value is 104, 158, 130: 104 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689E82?: The complementary color is #9E6884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.