What color is #687489?

#687489 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 #687489?

The RGB value is 104, 116, 137: 104 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687489?

The complementary color is #897D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687489?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687489 color

#687489 rgb(104, 116, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687489 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (104, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#687489 color codes

HEX	`#687489`
RGB	`rgb(104, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, 0.47, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 12.97, 272.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.468, 17.24, 26.122)`
Decimal	`6845577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687489, 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 #687489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #687489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687489; }
.text { color: #687489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687489, #6d6889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687489?: #687489 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 #687489?: The RGB value is 104, 116, 137: 104 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687489?: The complementary color is #897D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687489?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.