What color is #676777?

#676777 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676777?

The RGB value is 103, 103, 119: 103 red, 103 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676777?

The complementary color is #777767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676777 color

#676777 rgb(103, 103, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676777 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 40.4% green and 46.7% blue (103, 103, 119).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#676777 color codes

HEX	`#676777`
RGB	`rgb(103, 103, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 40.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.11, 3.52, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.11, 9.59, 291.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.773, 13.916, 19.41)`
Decimal	`6776695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676777, 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 #676777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #676777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676777; }
.text { color: #676777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 103 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676777, #6f6777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #676777?: #676777 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676777?: The RGB value is 103, 103, 119: 103 red, 103 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676777?: The complementary color is #777767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.