Close to Xanadu
#688981
#688981 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Xanadu. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #688981.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.83:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.48:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.83:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.48:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #688981 as they’d see it.
#688981 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #688981
What color is #688981?
#688981 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Xanadu. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #688981 in RGB?
#688981 is rgb(104, 137, 129): 104 red, 137 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #688981 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 0, 6, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #688981?
PANTONE Cool Gray 8 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #688981?
Its complement #9A7A82 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.