What color is #687690?

#687690 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687690?

The RGB value is 104, 118, 144: 104 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687690?

The complementary color is #908268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687690 color

#687690 rgb(104, 118, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687690 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.3% green and 56.5% blue (104, 118, 144).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#687690 color codes

HEX	`#687690`
RGB	`rgb(104, 118, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, 1.07, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 15.87, 273.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.22, 17.913, 28.93)`
Decimal	`6846096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687690, 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 #687690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #687690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687690; }
.text { color: #687690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 118 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687690, #6e6890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687690?: #687690 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687690?: The RGB value is 104, 118, 144: 104 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687690?: The complementary color is #908268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.