Information about #688B87 color

#688B87 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#688B87 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 139, 135) — 40.8% red, 54.5% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 0 / 2 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #688B87 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Undercover (#648985). Slightly further away sit Gothic (#698890) and Steel Teal (#5F8A8B).

The recipe behind #688B87 is rgb(104, 139, 135), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #688B87: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#688B87 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#688B87 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #688B87

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#688B87
  • RGB104, 139, 135
  • CMYK14, 0, 2, 45
  • CSSrgb(104, 139, 135)
  • HSL173°, 14%, 48%
  • HSL Precise173.143°, 14.403%, 47.647%
  • HSV173°, 25%, 55%
  • HSB173°, 25%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.545, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.545, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.545, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID688B87
  • DECIMAL ID6851463
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01