What color is #68848F?

#68848F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68848F?

The RGB value is 104, 132, 143: 104 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68848F?

The complementary color is #8F7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68848F color

#68848F rgb(104, 132, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68848F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (104, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#68848F color codes

HEX	`#68848F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, -7.28, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 11.71, 231.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.917, 21.428, 29.121)`
Decimal	`6849679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68848F, 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 #68848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #68848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68848f; }
.text { color: #68848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68848f, #68718f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #68848F?: #68848F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68848F?: The RGB value is 104, 132, 143: 104 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68848F?: The complementary color is #8F7368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.