What color is #68807E?

#68807E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68807E?

The RGB value is 104, 128, 126: 104 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68807E?

The complementary color is #80686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68807E color

#68807E rgb(104, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68807E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (104, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#68807E color codes

HEX	`#68807E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, -9.08, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 9.25, 191.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.193, 19.887, 22.667)`
Decimal	`6848638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68807E, 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 #68807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #68807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68807e; }
.text { color: #68807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68807e, #687680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #68807E?: #68807E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68807E?: The RGB value is 104, 128, 126: 104 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68807E?: The complementary color is #80686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.