What color is #689E99?

#689E99 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 #689E99?

The RGB value is 104, 158, 153: 104 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689E99?

The complementary color is #9E686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689E99 color

#689E99 rgb(104, 158, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689E99 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62% green and 60% blue (104, 158, 153).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#689E99 color codes

HEX	`#689E99`
RGB	`rgb(104, 158, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.39, -18.95, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.39, 19.19, 189.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.684, 29.695, 34.615)`
Decimal	`6856345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689E99, 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 #689E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #689E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689e99; }
.text { color: #689e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 158 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689e99, #68889e); }

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Questions

What color is #689E99?: #689E99 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 #689E99?: The RGB value is 104, 158, 153: 104 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689E99?: The complementary color is #9E686D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.