What color is #676B55?

#676B55 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676B55?

The RGB value is 103, 107, 85: 103 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676B55?

The complementary color is #59556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676B55 color

#676B55 rgb(103, 107, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #676B55 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42% green and 33.3% blue (103, 107, 85).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#676B55 color codes

HEX	`#676B55`
RGB	`rgb(103, 107, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, -5.76, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 13.17, 115.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.491, 14.055, 10.647)`
Decimal	`6777685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676B55, 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 #676B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #676B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676b55; }
.text { color: #676b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 107 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676b55, #5c6b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676B55?: #676B55 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676B55?: The RGB value is 103, 107, 85: 103 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676B55?: The complementary color is #59556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.