What color is #675457?

#675457 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675457?

The RGB value is 103, 84, 87: 103 red, 84 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675457?

The complementary color is #546764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675457 color

#675457 rgb(103, 84, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675457 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 32.9% green and 34.1% blue (103, 84, 87).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#675457 color codes

HEX	`#675457`
RGB	`rgb(103, 84, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 32.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, 8.39, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 8.48, 8.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.484, 9.913, 10.376)`
Decimal	`6771799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675457, 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 #675457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#675457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #675457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675457; }
.text { color: #675457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 84 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675457, #675b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675457?: #675457 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675457?: The RGB value is 103, 84, 87: 103 red, 84 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675457?: The complementary color is #546764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.