What color is #68788F?

#68788F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68788F?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 143: 104 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68788F?

The complementary color is #8F7F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68788F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68788F color

#68788F rgb(104, 120, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #68788F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 56.1% blue (104, 120, 143).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#68788F color codes

HEX	`#68788F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, -0.37, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 14.43, 268.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.382, 18.359, 28.609)`
Decimal	`6846607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68788F, 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 #68788F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68788F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #68788F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68788f; }
.text { color: #68788f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68788f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68788f, #6b688f); }

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Questions

What color is #68788F?: #68788F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68788F?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 143: 104 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68788F?: The complementary color is #8F7F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68788F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.