What color is #68858B?

#68858B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68858B?

The RGB value is 104, 133, 139: 104 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68858B?

The complementary color is #8B6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68858B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68858B color

#68858B rgb(104, 133, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #68858B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.2% green and 54.5% blue (104, 133, 139).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#68858B color codes

HEX	`#68858B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 133, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, -8.82, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 11.02, 216.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.755, 21.581, 27.599)`
Decimal	`6849931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68858B, 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 #68858B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68858B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #68858B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68858b; }
.text { color: #68858b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68858b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 133 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68858b, #68748b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #68858B?: #68858B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68858B?: The RGB value is 104, 133, 139: 104 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68858B?: The complementary color is #8B6E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68858B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.