What color is #676168?

#676168 is a gray known as Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Excalibur?

The RGB value is 103, 97, 104: 103 red, 97 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Excalibur?

The complementary color is #626861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Excalibur color: hex code #676168

#676168 rgb(103, 97, 104)

Shades of gray

Excalibur has the hex code #676168. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 38% green and 40.8% blue (103, 97, 104).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

Excalibur (#676168) color codes

HEX	`#676168`
RGB	`rgb(103, 97, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 38%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 7%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 3.81, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 4.92, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.367, 12.433, 14.842)`
Decimal	`6775144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Excalibur, 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 #676168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	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 #676168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676168; }
.text { color: #676168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 97 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676168, #686166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #676168 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #676168?: #676168 is a gray known as Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Excalibur?: The RGB value is 103, 97, 104: 103 red, 97 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Excalibur?: The complementary color is #626861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.