What color is #687B84?

#687B84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687B84?

The RGB value is 104, 123, 132: 104 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687B84?

The complementary color is #847168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687B84 color

#687B84 rgb(104, 123, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687B84 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.2% green and 51.8% blue (104, 123, 132).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#687B84 color codes

HEX	`#687B84`
RGB	`rgb(104, 123, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -4.84, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 8.69, 236.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.956, 18.774, 24.556)`
Decimal	`6847364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687B84, 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 #687B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #687B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687b84; }
.text { color: #687b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 123 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687b84, #686d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687B84?: #687B84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687B84?: The RGB value is 104, 123, 132: 104 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687B84?: The complementary color is #847168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.