What color is #689EA5?

#689EA5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689EA5?

The RGB value is 104, 158, 165: 104 red, 158 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689EA5?

The complementary color is #A56F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689EA5 color

#689EA5 rgb(104, 158, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #689EA5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62% green and 64.7% blue (104, 158, 165).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#689EA5 color codes

HEX	`#689EA5`
RGB	`rgb(104, 158, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, -15.95, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 18.47, 210.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.725, 30.112, 40.099)`
Decimal	`6856357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689EA5, 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 #689EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#689EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #689EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689ea5; }
.text { color: #689ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 158 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689ea5, #6880a5); }

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Questions

What color is #689EA5?: #689EA5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689EA5?: The RGB value is 104, 158, 165: 104 red, 158 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689EA5?: The complementary color is #A56F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.