What color is #68718B?

#68718B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68718B?

The RGB value is 104, 113, 139: 104 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68718B?

The complementary color is #8B8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68718B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68718B color

#68718B rgb(104, 113, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #68718B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.3% green and 54.5% blue (104, 113, 139).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#68718B color codes

HEX	`#68718B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 113, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 2.75, -15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 15.58, 280.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.273, 16.617, 26.771)`
Decimal	`6844811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68718B, 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 #68718B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68718B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #68718B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68718b; }
.text { color: #68718b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68718b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 113 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68718b, #70688b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #68718B?: #68718B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68718B?: The RGB value is 104, 113, 139: 104 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68718B?: The complementary color is #8B8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68718B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.