What color is #68787B?

#68787B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68787B?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 123: 104 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68787B?

The complementary color is #7B6B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68787B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68787B color

#68787B rgb(104, 120, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68787B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (104, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#68787B color codes

HEX	`#68787B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, -5.22, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 6.36, 214.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16, 17.806, 21.329)`
Decimal	`6846587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68787B, 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 #68787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #68787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68787b; }
.text { color: #68787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68787b, #686e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #68787B?: #68787B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68787B?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 123: 104 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68787B?: The complementary color is #7B6B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68787B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.