What color is #675C75?

#675C75 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675C75?

The RGB value is 103, 92, 117: 103 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675C75?

The complementary color is #6A755C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675C75 color

#675C75 rgb(103, 92, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675C75 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.1% green and 45.9% blue (103, 92, 117).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#675C75 color codes

HEX	`#675C75`
RGB	`rgb(103, 92, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, 9.76, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 15.86, 307.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.631, 11.822, 18.443)`
Decimal	`6773877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675C75, 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 #675C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #675C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675c75; }
.text { color: #675c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 92 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675c75, #745c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675C75?: #675C75 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675C75?: The RGB value is 103, 92, 117: 103 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675C75?: The complementary color is #6A755C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.