What color is #687A8B?

#687A8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687A8B?

The RGB value is 104, 122, 139: 104 red, 122 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687A8B?

The complementary color is #8B7968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687A8B color

#687A8B rgb(104, 122, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687A8B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.8% green and 54.5% blue (104, 122, 139).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#687A8B color codes

HEX	`#687A8B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 122, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -2.54, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 11.7, 257.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.327, 18.726, 27.123)`
Decimal	`6847115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687A8B, 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 #687A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #687A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687a8b; }
.text { color: #687a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 122 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687a8b, #68698b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #687A8B?: #687A8B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687A8B?: The RGB value is 104, 122, 139: 104 red, 122 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687A8B?: The complementary color is #8B7968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.