What color is #675E72?

#675E72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675E72?

The RGB value is 103, 94, 114: 103 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675E72?

The complementary color is #69725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675E72 color

#675E72 rgb(103, 94, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #675E72 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.9% green and 44.7% blue (103, 94, 114).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#675E72 color codes

HEX	`#675E72`
RGB	`rgb(103, 94, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.38, 7.84, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.38, 12.7, 308.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.633, 12.104, 17.587)`
Decimal	`6774386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675E72, 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 #675E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #675E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675e72; }
.text { color: #675e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 94 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675e72, #715e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #675E72?: #675E72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675E72?: The RGB value is 103, 94, 114: 103 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675E72?: The complementary color is #69725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.