What color is #687896?

#687896 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687896?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 150: 104 red, 120 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687896?

The complementary color is #968668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687896 color

#687896 rgb(104, 120, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687896 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 58.8% blue (104, 120, 150).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#687896 color codes

HEX	`#687896`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 1.46, -18.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 18.2, 274.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.929, 18.577, 31.489)`
Decimal	`6846614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687896, 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 #687896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #687896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687896; }
.text { color: #687896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687896, #6f6896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687896?: #687896 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687896?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 150: 104 red, 120 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687896?: The complementary color is #968668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.