What color is #687369?

#687369 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687369?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 105: 104 red, 115 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687369?

The complementary color is #736872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687369 color

#687369 rgb(104, 115, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687369 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 41.2% blue (104, 115, 105).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#687369 color codes

HEX	`#687369`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.27, -6.22, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.27, 7.47, 146.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.389, 16.224, 15.735)`
Decimal	`6845289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687369, 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 #687369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #687369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687369; }
.text { color: #687369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687369, #68736f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687369?: #687369 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687369?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 105: 104 red, 115 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687369?: The complementary color is #736872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.