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#688981 closest to Aloe Vera

#688981 is a medium, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Aloe Vera. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (rgb(104, 137, 129)). Its HSL value is 165° hue, 14% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black. #688981 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.48:1.

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Variations of #688981

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#688981 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#688981 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #688981 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #808082
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #868581
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F8681
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #808082
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A8381
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5F8A86
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #648984
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7C8482

#688981 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.83:1 Poor#688981 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.48:1 Good#688981 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#688981 in CSS

/* Aloe Vera */
.color { color: #688981; }
.background { background-color: #688981; }
.border { border: 1px solid #688981; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(104 137 129);
color: hsl(165 14% 47%);
color: oklch(0.603 0.039 178.4);

#688981 FAQ

What color is #688981?

#688981 is a medium, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Aloe Vera. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #688981?

#688981 is rgb(104, 137, 129) in RGB, hsl(165, 14%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 6%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #688981?

The complementary color of #688981 is #896870, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #688981?

Black text has the best contrast on #688981: 5.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #688981 a warm or cool color?

#688981 is a cool color.