What color is #676B5E?

#676B5E is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676B5E?

The RGB value is 103, 107, 94: 103 red, 107 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676B5E?

The complementary color is #625E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676B5E color

#676B5E rgb(103, 107, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676B5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42% green and 36.9% blue (103, 107, 94).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#676B5E color codes

HEX	`#676B5E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 107, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, -4.14, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 7.93, 121.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.871, 14.207, 12.652)`
Decimal	`6777694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676B5E, 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 #676B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #676B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676b5e; }
.text { color: #676b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 107 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676b5e, #616b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676B5E?: #676B5E is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676B5E?: The RGB value is 103, 107, 94: 103 red, 107 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676B5E?: The complementary color is #625E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.