What color is #687A68?

#687A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A68?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 104: 104 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A68?

The complementary color is #7A687A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687A68 color

#687A68 rgb(104, 122, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687A68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 40.8% blue (104, 122, 104).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#687A68 color codes

HEX	`#687A68`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -10.39, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 12.91, 143.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.167, 17.861, 15.743)`
Decimal	`6847080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A68, 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 #687A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #687A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a68; }
.text { color: #687a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a68, #687a71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687A68?: #687A68 is a gray, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A68?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 104: 104 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A68?: The complementary color is #7A687A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.