What color is #675E5E?

#675E5E is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675E5E?

The RGB value is 103, 94, 94: 103 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675E5E?

The complementary color is #5E6767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675E5E color

#675E5E rgb(103, 94, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675E5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.9% green and 36.9% blue (103, 94, 94).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#675E5E color codes

HEX	`#675E5E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 94, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 3.6, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 3.83, 19.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.616, 11.697, 12.233)`
Decimal	`6774366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675E5E, 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 #675E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #675E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675e5e; }
.text { color: #675e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 94 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675e5e, #67635e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #675E5E?: #675E5E is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675E5E?: The RGB value is 103, 94, 94: 103 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675E5E?: The complementary color is #5E6767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.