What color is #687780?

#687780 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687780?

The RGB value is 104, 119, 128: 104 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687780?

The complementary color is #807168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687780?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687780 color

#687780 rgb(104, 119, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687780 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.7% green and 50.2% blue (104, 119, 128).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#687780 color codes

HEX	`#687780`
RGB	`rgb(104, 119, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, -3.48, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 7.63, 242.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.201, 17.695, 22.98)`
Decimal	`6846336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687780, 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 #687780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #687780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687780; }
.text { color: #687780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 119 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687780, #686b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687780?: #687780 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687780?: The RGB value is 104, 119, 128: 104 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687780?: The complementary color is #807168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687780?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.