What color is #687A79?

#687A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A79?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 121: 104 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A79?

The complementary color is #7A6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687A79 color

#687A79 rgb(104, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687A79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (104, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#687A79 color codes

HEX	`#687A79`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, -6.81, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 7.02, 193.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.119, 18.242, 20.757)`
Decimal	`6847097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A79, 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 #687A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #687A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a79; }
.text { color: #687a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a79, #68727a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687A79?: #687A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A79?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 121: 104 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A79?: The complementary color is #7A6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.