What color is #687274?

#687274 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687274?

The RGB value is 104, 114, 116: 104 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687274?

The complementary color is #746A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687274 color

#687274 rgb(104, 114, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687274 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 44.7% green and 45.5% blue (104, 114, 116).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#687274 color codes

HEX	`#687274`
RGB	`rgb(104, 114, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 44.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, -3.32, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 4.09, 215.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.878, 16.238, 18.87)`
Decimal	`6845044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687274, 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 #687274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #687274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687274; }
.text { color: #687274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 114 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687274, #686c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #687274?: #687274 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687274?: The RGB value is 104, 114, 116: 104 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687274?: The complementary color is #746A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.