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#687160 Color

#687160 is rgb(104, 113, 96) in RGB, hsl(92, 8%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoke (#738276), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#687160
HEX#687160
RGBrgb(104, 113, 96)
HSLhsl(92, 8%, 41%)
HSVhsv(92, 15%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.028 130.2)
LABlab(46.48% -6.09 8.26)
LCHlch(46.48% 10.26 126.38)

What #687160 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #687160, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#687160 Channel Values

How #687160 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 113 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 8% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 15% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #687160 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #687160

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #687160; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #687160

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #687160.

How #687160 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#687160
Protanopia#707060
Protanomaly#6D7060
Deuteranopia#6E6E60
Deuteranomaly#6C6F60
Tritanopia#6A6F6F
Tritanomaly#697069
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #687160 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-687160: #687160;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #687160;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-687160': '#687160' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.443, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_687160">#687160</color>
SVG fillfill="#687160"

More Gray Colors

#687160 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#687160 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #687160?

#687160 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(104, 113, 96) in RGB and hsl(92, 8%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoke (#738276), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #687160?

#687160 is rgb(104, 113, 96) — red 104, green 113, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #687160?

#687160 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #687160 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #687160 scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #687160 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #687160 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 10.47, which is visibly different.

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