What color is #68738E?

#68738E 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 #68738E?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 142: 104 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68738E?

The complementary color is #8E8368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68738E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68738E color

#68738E rgb(104, 115, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #68738E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 55.7% blue (104, 115, 142).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#68738E color codes

HEX	`#68738E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, 2.33, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 16.24, 278.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.721, 17.157, 28.017)`
Decimal	`6845326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68738E, 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 #68738E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68738E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #68738E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68738e; }
.text { color: #68738e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68738e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68738e, #70688e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #68738E?: #68738E 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 #68738E?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 142: 104 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68738E?: The complementary color is #8E8368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68738E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.