What color is #687871?

#687871 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687871?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 113: 104 red, 120 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687871?

The complementary color is #78686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687871 color

#687871 rgb(104, 120, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687871 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 44.3% blue (104, 120, 113).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#687871 color codes

HEX	`#687871`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.97, -7.42, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.97, 7.65, 166.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.405, 17.568, 18.199)`
Decimal	`6846577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687871, 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 #687871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #687871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687871; }
.text { color: #687871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687871, #687778); }

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Questions

What color is #687871?: #687871 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687871?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 113: 104 red, 120 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687871?: The complementary color is #78686F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.