#688a8b

Color #688a8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#688a8b

RGB

rgb(104, 138, 139)

HSL

hsl(181.7, 14.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.7, 25.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 0.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(55.06, -11.6, -4.42)

LCH

lch(55.06, 12.41, 200.86)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0382, 198.48)

HWB

hwb(181.7, 40.8%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b6968

Analogous

#688b7a

#688a8b

#68788b

Triadic

#688a8b

#8b688a

#8a8b68

Split-complementary

#688a8b

#8b6878

#8b7a68

Tetradic

#688a8b

#69688b

#8b6968

#8a8b68

Square

#688a8b

#7a688b

#8b6968

#788b68

Shades

Color #688a8b mixed toward black.

#577374

#455c5d

#344545

#232e2e

#111717

Tints

Color #688a8b mixed toward white.

#809fa0

#99b2b3

#b3c5c6

#ccd9d9

#e6ecec

Tones

Color #688a8b mixed toward gray.

#6b8788

#6e8485

#718282

#747f7f

#767c7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78798b · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#76748b · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#6a8b8b · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #688a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688a8b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#688a8b (#688a8b) is rgb(104, 138, 139) in RGB.

No, #688a8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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