What color is #676174?

#676174 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676174?

The RGB value is 103, 97, 116: 103 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676174?

The complementary color is #6E7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676174 color

#676174 rgb(103, 97, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676174 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (103, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#676174 color codes

HEX	`#676174`
RGB	`rgb(103, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.3, 6.46, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.3, 11.76, 303.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.02, 12.694, 18.284)`
Decimal	`6775156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676174, 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 #676174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #676174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676174; }
.text { color: #676174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676174, #716174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #676174?: #676174 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676174?: The RGB value is 103, 97, 116: 103 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676174?: The complementary color is #6E7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.