What color is #675E6F?

#675E6F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675E6F?

The RGB value is 103, 94, 111: 103 red, 94 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675E6F?

The complementary color is #666F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675E6F color

#675E6F rgb(103, 94, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675E6F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.9% green and 43.5% blue (103, 94, 111).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#675E6F color codes

HEX	`#675E6F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 94, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.27, 7.16, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.27, 10.97, 310.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.465, 12.037, 16.702)`
Decimal	`6774383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675E6F, 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 #675E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #675E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675e6f; }
.text { color: #675e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 94 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675e6f, #6f5e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #675E6F?: #675E6F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675E6F?: The RGB value is 103, 94, 111: 103 red, 94 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675E6F?: The complementary color is #666F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.