What color is #687585?

#687585 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687585?

The RGB value is 104, 117, 133: 104 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687585?

The complementary color is #857868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687585 color

#687585 rgb(104, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687585 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (104, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#687585 color codes

HEX	`#687585`
RGB	`rgb(104, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, -1.11, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 10.43, 263.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.303, 17.359, 24.677)`
Decimal	`6845829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687585, 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 #687585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #687585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687585; }
.text { color: #687585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687585, #6a6885); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #687585?: #687585 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687585?: The RGB value is 104, 117, 133: 104 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687585?: The complementary color is #857868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.