What color is #687885?

#687885 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687885?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 133: 104 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687885?

The complementary color is #857568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687885?

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

#687885 color

#687885 rgb(104, 120, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687885 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 52.2% blue (104, 120, 133).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#687885 color codes

HEX	`#687885`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, -2.86, -9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 9.51, 252.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.658, 18.069, 24.796)`
Decimal	`6846597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687885, 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 #687885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #687885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687885; }
.text { color: #687885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687885, #686a85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687885?: #687885 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687885?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 133: 104 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687885?: The complementary color is #857568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.