What color is #687487?

#687487 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687487?

The RGB value is 104, 116, 135: 104 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687487?

The complementary color is #877B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687487?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687487 color

#687487 rgb(104, 116, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687487 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.5% green and 52.9% blue (104, 116, 135).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#687487 color codes

HEX	`#687487`
RGB	`rgb(104, 116, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.49, -0.03, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.49, 11.89, 269.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.326, 17.183, 25.373)`
Decimal	`6845575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687487, 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 #687487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #687487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687487; }
.text { color: #687487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 116 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687487, #6b6887); }

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Questions

What color is #687487?: #687487 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687487?: The RGB value is 104, 116, 135: 104 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687487?: The complementary color is #877B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687487?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.