What color is #676860?

#676860 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676860?

The RGB value is 103, 104, 96: 103 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676860?

The complementary color is #616068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676860 color

#676860 rgb(103, 104, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676860 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 40.8% green and 37.6% blue (103, 104, 96).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#676860 color codes

HEX	`#676860`
RGB	`rgb(103, 104, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 40.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 8%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, -1.99, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 4.8, 114.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.655, 13.629, 13.028)`
Decimal	`6776928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676860, 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 #676860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #676860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676860; }
.text { color: #676860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 104 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676860, #636860); }

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Questions

What color is #676860?: #676860 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676860?: The RGB value is 103, 104, 96: 103 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676860?: The complementary color is #616068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.