What color is #687E7F?

#687E7F 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 #687E7F?

The RGB value is 104, 126, 127: 104 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687E7F?

The complementary color is #7F6968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687E7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687E7F color

#687E7F rgb(104, 126, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687E7F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.4% green and 49.8% blue (104, 126, 127).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#687E7F color codes

HEX	`#687E7F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 126, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, -7.72, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 8.36, 202.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.999, 19.397, 22.923)`
Decimal	`6848127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687E7F, 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 #687E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #687E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687e7f; }
.text { color: #687e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 126 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687e7f, #68737f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687E7F?: #687E7F 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 #687E7F?: The RGB value is 104, 126, 127: 104 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687E7F?: The complementary color is #7F6968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687E7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.