What color is #688487?

#688487 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #688487?

The RGB value is 104, 132, 135: 104 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #688487?

The complementary color is #876B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #688487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#688487 color

#688487 rgb(104, 132, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #688487 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.8% green and 52.9% blue (104, 132, 135).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#688487 color codes

HEX	`#688487`
RGB	`rgb(104, 132, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -9.22, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 10.44, 208)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.332, 21.194, 26.042)`
Decimal	`6849671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #688487, 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 #688487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#688487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #688487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #688487; }
.text { color: #688487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #688487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 132 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #688487, #687587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #688487?: #688487 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #688487?: The RGB value is 104, 132, 135: 104 red, 132 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #688487?: The complementary color is #876B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #688487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.