What color is #687566?

#687566 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687566?

The RGB value is 104, 117, 102: 104 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687566?

The complementary color is #736675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687566 color

#687566 rgb(104, 117, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687566 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.9% green and 40% blue (104, 117, 102).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#687566 color codes

HEX	`#687566`
RGB	`rgb(104, 117, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, -7.96, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 10.37, 140.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.468, 16.625, 15.014)`
Decimal	`6845798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687566, 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 #687566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #687566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687566; }
.text { color: #687566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 117 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687566, #66756c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687566?: #687566 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687566?: The RGB value is 104, 117, 102: 104 red, 117 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687566?: The complementary color is #736675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.