What color is #676655?

#676655 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676655?

The RGB value is 103, 102, 85: 103 red, 102 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676655?

The complementary color is #555667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676655 color

#676655 rgb(103, 102, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676655 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 40% green and 33.3% blue (103, 102, 85).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#676655 color codes

HEX	`#676655`
RGB	`rgb(103, 102, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 40%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.83, -2.84, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.83, 10.18, 106.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.984, 13.042, 10.479)`
Decimal	`6776405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676655, 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 #676655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #676655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676655; }
.text { color: #676655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 102 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676655, #5f6755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676655?: #676655 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676655?: The RGB value is 103, 102, 85: 103 red, 102 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676655?: The complementary color is #555667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.