What color is #687A7E?

#687A7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A7E?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 126: 104 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A7E?

The complementary color is #7E6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687A7E color

#687A7E rgb(104, 122, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687A7E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 49.4% blue (104, 122, 126).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#687A7E color codes

HEX	`#687A7E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, -5.67, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 7.18, 217.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.433, 18.368, 22.414)`
Decimal	`6847102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A7E, 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 #687A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #687A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a7e; }
.text { color: #687a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a7e, #686f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687A7E?: #687A7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A7E?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 126: 104 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A7E?: The complementary color is #7E6C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.