What color is #688084?

#688084 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688084?

The RGB value is 104, 128, 132: 104 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688084?

The complementary color is #846C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688084 color

#688084 rgb(104, 128, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688084 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.2% green and 51.8% blue (104, 128, 132).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#688084 color codes

HEX	`#688084`
RGB	`rgb(104, 128, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, -7.68, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 9.19, 213.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.592, 20.047, 24.768)`
Decimal	`6848644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688084, 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 #688084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #688084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688084; }
.text { color: #688084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 128 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688084, #687284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688084?: #688084 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688084?: The RGB value is 104, 128, 132: 104 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688084?: The complementary color is #846C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.