What color is #68828D?

#68828D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68828D?

The RGB value is 104, 130, 141: 104 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68828D?

The complementary color is #8D7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68828D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68828D color

#68828D rgb(104, 130, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68828D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51% green and 55.3% blue (104, 130, 141).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#68828D color codes

HEX	`#68828D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 130, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.76, -6.64, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.76, 11.17, 233.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.498, 20.831, 28.24)`
Decimal	`6849165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68828D, 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 #68828D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68828D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #68828D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68828d; }
.text { color: #68828d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68828d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 130 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68828d, #686f8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #68828D?: #68828D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68828D?: The RGB value is 104, 130, 141: 104 red, 130 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68828D?: The complementary color is #8D7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68828D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.