What color is #687D87?

#687D87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687D87?

The RGB value is 104, 125, 135: 104 red, 125 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687D87?

The complementary color is #877268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687D87 color

#687D87 rgb(104, 125, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687D87 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49% green and 52.9% blue (104, 125, 135).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#687D87 color codes

HEX	`#687D87`
RGB	`rgb(104, 125, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, -5.26, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 9.54, 236.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.414, 19.359, 25.736)`
Decimal	`6847879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687D87, 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 #687D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #687D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687d87; }
.text { color: #687d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 125 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687d87, #686d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687D87?: #687D87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687D87?: The RGB value is 104, 125, 135: 104 red, 125 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687D87?: The complementary color is #877268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.