What color is #687A86?

#687A86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A86?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 134: 104 red, 122 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A86?

The complementary color is #867468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A86?

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.

#687A86 color

#687A86 rgb(104, 122, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687A86 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 52.5% blue (104, 122, 134).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 4.72:1).

#687A86 color codes

HEX	`#687A86`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -3.78, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 9.51, 246.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.97, 18.583, 25.242)`
Decimal	`6847110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A86, 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 #687A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687A86 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 #687A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a86; }
.text { color: #687a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a86, #686b86); }

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Questions

What color is #687A86?: #687A86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A86?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 134: 104 red, 122 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A86?: The complementary color is #867468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A86?: 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.