What color is #687475?

#687475 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687475?

The RGB value is 104, 116, 117: 104 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687475?

The complementary color is #756968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687475 color

#687475 rgb(104, 116, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687475 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.5% green and 45.9% blue (104, 116, 117).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#687475 color codes

HEX	`#687475`
RGB	`rgb(104, 116, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, -4.26, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 4.74, 206.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.164, 16.718, 19.254)`
Decimal	`6845557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687475, 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 #687475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #687475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687475; }
.text { color: #687475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 116 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687475, #686e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #687475?: #687475 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687475?: The RGB value is 104, 116, 117: 104 red, 116 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687475?: The complementary color is #756968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.