What color is #687692?

#687692 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687692?

The RGB value is 104, 118, 146: 104 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687692?

The complementary color is #928468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687692 color

#687692 rgb(104, 118, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687692 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.3% green and 57.3% blue (104, 118, 146).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#687692 color codes

HEX	`#687692`
RGB	`rgb(104, 118, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, 1.59, -16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 16.97, 275.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.374, 17.975, 29.743)`
Decimal	`6846098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687692, 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 #687692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #687692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687692; }
.text { color: #687692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 118 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687692, #6f6892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687692?: #687692 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687692?: The RGB value is 104, 118, 146: 104 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687692?: The complementary color is #928468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.