What color is #676A85?

#676A85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676A85?

The RGB value is 103, 106, 133: 103 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676A85?

The complementary color is #858267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676A85 color

#676A85 rgb(103, 106, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676A85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 41.6% green and 52.2% blue (103, 106, 133).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#676A85 color codes

HEX	`#676A85`
RGB	`rgb(103, 106, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 41.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, 5.1, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 16.1, 288.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.98, 14.885, 24.27)`
Decimal	`6777477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676A85, 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 #676A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #676A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676a85; }
.text { color: #676a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 106 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676a85, #736785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #676A85?: #676A85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676A85?: The RGB value is 103, 106, 133: 103 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676A85?: The complementary color is #858267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.