Palettes / Colors / #689290

#689290 — Dusty Teal

#689290 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #689290 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#689290 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92686A; it also sits naturally between #68927B and #687F92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 57% · Blue 56%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 43%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #689290

.text { color: #689290; }
.background { background-color: #689290; }
.border { border: 3px solid #689290; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 146, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 17%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #689290; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 146, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #689290; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 146, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#689290">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#689290">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92686A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #689290: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #689290

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #689290 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #689290 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68928F  ·  #689291 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #689290?

#689290 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 146, 144). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #689290?

#689290 is RGB 104, 146, 144 — HSL 177°, 17%, 49% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 1%, 43%.

What colors go with #689290?

Its complement is #92686A; analogous partners are #68927B and #687F92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #689290 for text?

Black text on #689290 has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.