What color is #687B7E?

#687B7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687B7E?

The RGB value is 104, 123, 126: 104 red, 123 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687B7E?

The complementary color is #7E6B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687B7E?

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.

#687B7E color

#687B7E rgb(104, 123, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687B7E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.2% green and 49.4% blue (104, 123, 126).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#687B7E color codes

HEX	`#687B7E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 123, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -6.25, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 7.4, 212.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.557, 18.615, 22.455)`
Decimal	`6847358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687B7E, 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 #687B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687B7E 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 #687B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687b7e; }
.text { color: #687b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 123 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687b7e, #68707e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687B7E?: #687B7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687B7E?: The RGB value is 104, 123, 126: 104 red, 123 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687B7E?: The complementary color is #7E6B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687B7E?: 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.