#688A91
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.04 211.7), rgb(104, 138, 145).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#688A91 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 212°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #688A91 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 138, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 16%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.04 211.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #688A91 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #688A91 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #688A91 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #688A91 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F6
oklch(97.1% 0.003 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBEC
oklch(93.7% 0.006 211)
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Step 200
200
#D2DBDD
oklch(88.5% 0.01 212.5)
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Step 300
300
#B3C4C8
oklch(80.9% 0.019 213.4)
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Step 400
400
#8BA6AC
oklch(70.7% 0.031 212.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#688A91
oklch(61% 0.04 211.7)
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Step 600
600
#567A82
oklch(55.5% 0.042 213)
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Step 700
700
#46676E
oklch(49.1% 0.04 212.3)
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Step 800
800
#3A5459
oklch(42.7% 0.032 210.8)
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Step 900
900
#324549
oklch(37.6% 0.025 212)
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Step 950
950
#1D292B
oklch(27.1% 0.017 208.8)
#688A91 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #848791 | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7D8291 | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B8D8C | 0.020 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.040 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #688A91
#688A91
oklch(61% 0.04 211.7)
- #9A7B75
#9A7B75
oklch(61.1% 0.04 30.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #688A91, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.022
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.023
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.025
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.030
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.033
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.038
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.039
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.041
Use #688A91 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.