What color is #675A6E?

#675A6E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675A6E?

The RGB value is 103, 90, 110: 103 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675A6E?

The complementary color is #616E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675A6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675A6E color

#675A6E rgb(103, 90, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675A6E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 35.3% green and 43.1% blue (103, 90, 110).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#675A6E color codes

HEX	`#675A6E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 90, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 35.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.12, 9.39, -9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.12, 13.31, 314.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.064, 11.322, 16.299)`
Decimal	`6773358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675A6E, 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 #675A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #675A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675a6e; }
.text { color: #675a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 90 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675a6e, #6e5a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675A6E?: #675A6E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675A6E?: The RGB value is 103, 90, 110: 103 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675A6E?: The complementary color is #616E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675A6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.