What color is #68778B?

#68778B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68778B?

The RGB value is 104, 119, 139: 104 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68778B?

The complementary color is #8B7C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68778B?

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.

#68778B color

#68778B rgb(104, 119, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68778B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 46.7% green and 54.5% blue (104, 119, 139).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#68778B color codes

HEX	`#68778B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 119, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 46.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, -0.79, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 12.75, 266.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.965, 18, 27.002)`
Decimal	`6846347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68778B, 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 #68778B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68778B 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 #68778B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68778b; }
.text { color: #68778b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68778b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 119 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68778b, #6a688b); }

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Questions

What color is #68778B?: #68778B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68778B?: The RGB value is 104, 119, 139: 104 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68778B?: The complementary color is #8B7C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68778B?: 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.