What color is #687879?

#687879 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687879?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 121: 104 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687879?

The complementary color is #796968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687879 color

#687879 rgb(104, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687879 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (104, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#687879 color codes

HEX	`#687879`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, -5.67, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 6.21, 204.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.876, 17.756, 20.676)`
Decimal	`6846585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687879, 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 #687879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #687879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687879; }
.text { color: #687879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687879, #687079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687879?: #687879 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687879?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 121: 104 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687879?: The complementary color is #796968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.