What color is #675D57?

#675D57 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 #675D57?

The RGB value is 103, 93, 87: 103 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675D57?

The complementary color is #576167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675D57 color

#675D57 rgb(103, 93, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675D57 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (103, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#675D57 color codes

HEX	`#675D57`
RGB	`rgb(103, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.25, 2.89, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.25, 5.69, 59.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.228, 11.401, 10.624)`
Decimal	`6774103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675D57, 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 #675D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #675D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675d57; }
.text { color: #675d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675d57, #676557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #675D57?: #675D57 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 #675D57?: The RGB value is 103, 93, 87: 103 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675D57?: The complementary color is #576167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.