What color is #675D74?

#675D74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675D74?

The RGB value is 103, 93, 116: 103 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675D74?

The complementary color is #6A745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675D74 color

#675D74 rgb(103, 93, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675D74 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.5% green and 45.5% blue (103, 93, 116).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#675D74 color codes

HEX	`#675D74`
RGB	`rgb(103, 93, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 8.91, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 14.57, 307.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.66, 11.973, 18.164)`
Decimal	`6774132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675D74, 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 #675D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #675D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675d74; }
.text { color: #675d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 93 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675d74, #735d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675D74?: #675D74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675D74?: The RGB value is 103, 93, 116: 103 red, 93 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675D74?: The complementary color is #6A745D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.