What color is #675C56?

#675C56 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675C56?

The RGB value is 103, 92, 86: 103 red, 92 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675C56?

The complementary color is #566167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675C56 color

#675C56 rgb(103, 92, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675C56 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.1% green and 33.7% blue (103, 92, 86).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#675C56 color codes

HEX	`#675C56`
RGB	`rgb(103, 92, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.93, 3.31, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.93, 6.05, 56.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.1, 11.21, 10.381)`
Decimal	`6773846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675C56, 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 #675C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #675C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675c56; }
.text { color: #675c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 92 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675c56, #676556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675C56?: #675C56 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675C56?: The RGB value is 103, 92, 86: 103 red, 92 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675C56?: The complementary color is #566167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.