What color is #676261?

#676261 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676261?

The RGB value is 103, 98, 97: 103 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676261?

The complementary color is #616667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676261 color

#676261 rgb(103, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676261 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (103, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#676261 color codes

HEX	`#676261`
RGB	`rgb(103, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 6%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, 1.78, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 2.19, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.119, 12.482, 13.078)`
Decimal	`6775393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676261, 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 #676261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #676261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676261; }
.text { color: #676261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676261, #676561); }

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Questions

What color is #676261?: #676261 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676261?: The RGB value is 103, 98, 97: 103 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676261?: The complementary color is #616667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.