What color is #687F81?

#687F81 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 #687F81?

The RGB value is 104, 127, 129: 104 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687F81?

The complementary color is #816A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687F81?

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.

#687F81 color

#687F81 rgb(104, 127, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #687F81 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49.8% green and 50.6% blue (104, 127, 129).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#687F81 color codes

HEX	`#687F81`
RGB	`rgb(104, 127, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -7.82, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 8.72, 206.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.26, 19.706, 23.659)`
Decimal	`6848385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687F81, 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 #687F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687F81 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 #687F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687f81; }
.text { color: #687f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 127 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687f81, #687381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #687F81?: #687F81 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 #687F81?: The RGB value is 104, 127, 129: 104 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687F81?: The complementary color is #816A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687F81?: 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.