What color is #675959?

#675959 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675959?

The RGB value is 103, 89, 89: 103 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675959?

The complementary color is #596767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675959 color

#675959 rgb(103, 89, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675959 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 34.9% green and 34.9% blue (103, 89, 89).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#675959 color codes

HEX	`#675959`
RGB	`rgb(103, 89, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 34.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.16, 5.69, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.16, 6.07, 20.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.969, 10.75, 10.946)`
Decimal	`6773081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675959, 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 #675959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #675959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675959; }
.text { color: #675959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 89 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675959, #676059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675959?: #675959 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675959?: The RGB value is 103, 89, 89: 103 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675959?: The complementary color is #596767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.