What color is #687E71?

#687E71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687E71?

The RGB value is 104, 126, 113: 104 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687E71?

The complementary color is #7E6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687E71 color

#687E71 rgb(104, 126, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687E71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.4% green and 44.3% blue (104, 126, 113).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#687E71 color codes

HEX	`#687E71`
RGB	`rgb(104, 126, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, -10.79, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 11.67, 157.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.15, 19.057, 18.447)`
Decimal	`6848113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687E71, 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 #687E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #687E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687e71; }
.text { color: #687e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 126 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687e71, #687e7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687E71?: #687E71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687E71?: The RGB value is 104, 126, 113: 104 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687E71?: The complementary color is #7E6875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.