What color is #676979?

#676979 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676979?

The RGB value is 103, 105, 121: 103 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676979?

The complementary color is #797767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676979 color

#676979 rgb(103, 105, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676979 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 41.2% green and 47.5% blue (103, 105, 121).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#676979 color codes

HEX	`#676979`
RGB	`rgb(103, 105, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 41.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 2.78, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 9.57, 286.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.096, 14.367, 20.116)`
Decimal	`6777209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676979, 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 #676979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #676979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676979; }
.text { color: #676979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 105 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676979, #6e6779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #676979?: #676979 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676979?: The RGB value is 103, 105, 121: 103 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676979?: The complementary color is #797767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.