#689484
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63% 0.054 170), rgb(104, 148, 132).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.15:1).
About this color
#689484 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 170°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.15:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.15:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #689484 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 148, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 17%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.054 170) |
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 #689484 | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #689484 | 6.15:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #689484 text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #689484 text on black | 6.15:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#F3F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.003 174.5)
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Step 100
100
#E5EBE9
oklch(93.5% 0.007 174.4)
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Step 200
200
#D0DCD7
oklch(88.4% 0.015 169.2)
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Step 300
300
#B1C6BE
oklch(80.8% 0.025 170.8)
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Step 400
400
#87AA9C
oklch(70.8% 0.043 168.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#689484
oklch(63% 0.054 170)
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Step 600
600
#4F7F6E
oklch(55.7% 0.059 169.7)
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Step 700
700
#3F6B5C
oklch(49.1% 0.055 170.2)
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Step 800
800
#35574B
oklch(42.7% 0.045 169.8)
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Step 900
900
#2E483F
oklch(37.8% 0.036 170.7)
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Step 950
950
#1B2A25
oklch(27% 0.022 171.9)
#689484 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) | #928E83 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8985 | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5D958F | 0.018 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.054 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #689484
#689484
oklch(63% 0.054 170)
- #A37C8E
#A37C8E
oklch(63% 0.054 349.4)
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 #689484, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.020
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.028
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.031
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.033
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.034
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.040
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.042
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.050
Use #689484 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.