What color is #688280?

#688280 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 #688280?

The RGB value is 104, 130, 128: 104 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688280?

The complementary color is #82686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688280 color

#688280 rgb(104, 130, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688280 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (104, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#688280 color codes

HEX	`#688280`
RGB	`rgb(104, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, -9.74, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 9.94, 191.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.587, 20.466, 23.442)`
Decimal	`6849152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688280, 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 #688280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #688280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688280; }
.text { color: #688280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688280, #687782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #688280?: #688280 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 #688280?: The RGB value is 104, 130, 128: 104 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688280?: The complementary color is #82686A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.