What color is #675F7F?

#675F7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675F7F?

The RGB value is 103, 95, 127: 103 red, 95 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675F7F?

The complementary color is #777F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675F7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675F7F color

#675F7F rgb(103, 95, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675F7F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 37.3% green and 49.8% blue (103, 95, 127).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#675F7F color codes

HEX	`#675F7F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 95, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 37.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, 10.31, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 19.65, 301.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.516, 12.6, 21.795)`
Decimal	`6774655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675F7F, 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 #675F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #675F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675f7f; }
.text { color: #675f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 95 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675f7f, #775f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675F7F?: #675F7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675F7F?: The RGB value is 103, 95, 127: 103 red, 95 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675F7F?: The complementary color is #777F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675F7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.