What color is #687882?

#687882 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 #687882?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 130: 104 red, 120 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687882?

The complementary color is #827268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687882?

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.

#687882 color

#687882 rgb(104, 120, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687882 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 51% blue (104, 120, 130).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#687882 color codes

HEX	`#687882`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -3.58, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 8.26, 244.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.454, 17.987, 23.72)`
Decimal	`6846594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687882, 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 #687882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687882 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 #687882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687882; }
.text { color: #687882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687882, #686b82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687882?: #687882 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 #687882?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 130: 104 red, 120 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687882?: The complementary color is #827268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687882?: 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.