What color is #687E7B?

#687E7B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687E7B?

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

What is the complementary color of #687E7B?

The complementary color is #7E686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687E7B color

#687E7B rgb(104, 126, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687E7B is a grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 172°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#687E7B color codes

HEX	`#687E7B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 126, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.03, -8.63, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.03, 8.69, 186.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.744, 19.294, 21.577)`
Decimal	`6848123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687E7B, 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 #687E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #687E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687e7b; }
.text { color: #687e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 126 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687e7b, #68767e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687E7B?: #687E7B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687E7B?: The RGB value is 104, 126, 123: 104 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687E7B?: The complementary color is #7E686B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.