What color is #675A57?

#675A57 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675A57?

The RGB value is 103, 90, 87: 103 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675A57?

The complementary color is #576467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675A57 color

#675A57 rgb(103, 90, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675A57 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 35.3% green and 34.1% blue (103, 90, 87).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#675A57 color codes

HEX	`#675A57`
RGB	`rgb(103, 90, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 35.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, 4.71, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 5.97, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.97, 10.884, 10.538)`
Decimal	`6773335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675A57, 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 #675A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #675A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675a57; }
.text { color: #675a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 90 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675a57, #676257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675A57?: #675A57 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675A57?: The RGB value is 103, 90, 87: 103 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675A57?: The complementary color is #576467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.