What color is #687B75?

#687B75 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687B75?

The RGB value is 104, 123, 117: 104 red, 123 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687B75?

The complementary color is #7B686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687B75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687B75 color

#687B75 rgb(104, 123, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687B75 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.2% green and 45.9% blue (104, 123, 117).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#687B75 color codes

HEX	`#687B75`
RGB	`rgb(104, 123, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, -8.26, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 8.32, 173.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.002, 18.393, 19.533)`
Decimal	`6847349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687B75, 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 #687B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #687B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687b75; }
.text { color: #687b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 123 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687b75, #68787b); }

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Questions

What color is #687B75?: #687B75 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687B75?: The RGB value is 104, 123, 117: 104 red, 123 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687B75?: The complementary color is #7B686E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687B75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.