What color is #68738B?

#68738B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68738B?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 139: 104 red, 115 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68738B?

The complementary color is #8B8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68738B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68738B color

#68738B rgb(104, 115, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #68738B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 54.5% blue (104, 115, 139).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#68738B color codes

HEX	`#68738B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, 1.56, -14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 14.55, 276.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.499, 17.068, 26.846)`
Decimal	`6845323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68738B, 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 #68738B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68738B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #68738B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68738b; }
.text { color: #68738b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68738b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68738b, #6e688b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #68738B?: #68738B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68738B?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 139: 104 red, 115 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68738B?: The complementary color is #8B8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68738B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.