What color is #688183?

#688183 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 #688183?

The RGB value is 104, 129, 131: 104 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688183?

The complementary color is #836A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688183 color

#688183 rgb(104, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688183 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (104, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#688183 color codes

HEX	`#688183`
RGB	`rgb(104, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, -8.48, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 9.41, 205.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.655, 20.282, 24.453)`
Decimal	`6848899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688183, 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 #688183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #688183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688183; }
.text { color: #688183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688183, #687383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688183?: #688183 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 #688183?: The RGB value is 104, 129, 131: 104 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688183?: The complementary color is #836A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.