What color is #687E8A?

#687E8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687E8A?

The RGB value is 104, 126, 138: 104 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687E8A?

The complementary color is #8A7468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687E8A color

#687E8A rgb(104, 126, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687E8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.4% green and 54.1% blue (104, 126, 138).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#687E8A color codes

HEX	`#687E8A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 126, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -5.1, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 10.46, 240.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.756, 19.699, 26.907)`
Decimal	`6848138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687E8A, 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 #687E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #687E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687e8a; }
.text { color: #687e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 126 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687e8a, #686d8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #687E8A?: #687E8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687E8A?: The RGB value is 104, 126, 138: 104 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687E8A?: The complementary color is #8A7468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.