What color is #688383?

#688383 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688383?

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

What is the complementary color of #688383?

The complementary color is #836868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688383 color

#688383 rgb(104, 131, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688383 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#688383 color codes

HEX	`#688383`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, -9.6, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 10.12, 198.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.921, 20.814, 24.542)`
Decimal	`6849411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688383, 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 #688383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #688383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688383; }
.text { color: #688383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688383, #687683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688383?: #688383 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688383?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 131: 104 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688383?: The complementary color is #836868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.