What color is #687A84?

#687A84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A84?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 132: 104 red, 122 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A84?

The complementary color is #847268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687A84 color

#687A84 rgb(104, 122, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687A84 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 51.8% blue (104, 122, 132).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#687A84 color codes

HEX	`#687A84`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, -4.26, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 8.76, 240.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.832, 18.528, 24.515)`
Decimal	`6847108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A84, 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 #687A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #687A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a84; }
.text { color: #687a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a84, #686c84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687A84?: #687A84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A84?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 132: 104 red, 122 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A84?: The complementary color is #847268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.