Palettes / Colors / #689FA5

#689FA5 — Dusty Teal

#689FA5 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#689FA5 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 #A56F69; it also sits naturally between #69A58D and #6981A5. 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 62% · Blue 65%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #689FA5

.text { color: #689FA5; }
.background { background-color: #689FA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #689FA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 159, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 25%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #689FA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 159, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #689FA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 159, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#689FA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#689FA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A56F69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #689FA5: #000000.

How #689FA5 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 #689FA5 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #689FA5?

#689FA5 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 159, 165). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #689FA5?

#689FA5 is RGB 104, 159, 165 — HSL 186°, 25%, 53% — CMYK 37%, 4%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #689FA5?

Its complement is #A56F69; analogous partners are #69A58D and #6981A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #689FA5 for text?

Black text on #689FA5 has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.