What color is #687569?

#687569 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687569?

The RGB value is 104, 117, 105: 104 red, 117 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687569?

The complementary color is #756874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687569 color

#687569 rgb(104, 117, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687569 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.9% green and 41.2% blue (104, 117, 105).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#687569 color codes

HEX	`#687569`
RGB	`rgb(104, 117, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.86, -7.37, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.86, 8.89, 145.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.619, 16.685, 15.812)`
Decimal	`6845801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687569, 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 #687569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #687569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687569; }
.text { color: #687569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 117 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687569, #68756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #687569?: #687569 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687569?: The RGB value is 104, 117, 105: 104 red, 117 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687569?: The complementary color is #756874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.