What color is #687166?

#687166 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687166?

The RGB value is 104, 113, 102: 104 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687166?

The complementary color is #6F6671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687166 color

#687166 rgb(104, 113, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687166 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.3% green and 40% blue (104, 113, 102).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#687166 color codes

HEX	`#687166`
RGB	`rgb(104, 113, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.6, -5.67, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.6, 7.53, 138.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.012, 15.713, 14.862)`
Decimal	`6844774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687166, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #687166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #687166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687166; }
.text { color: #687166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 113 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687166, #66716a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687166?: #687166 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687166?: The RGB value is 104, 113, 102: 104 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687166?: The complementary color is #6F6671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.