What color is #676C6A?

#676C6A is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676C6A?

The RGB value is 103, 108, 106: 103 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676C6A?

The complementary color is #6C6769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676C6A color

#676C6A rgb(103, 108, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676C6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42.4% green and 41.6% blue (103, 108, 106).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 2% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#676C6A color codes

HEX	`#676C6A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 108, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 2%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 5%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, -2.33, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 2.38, 169.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.557, 14.649, 15.746)`
Decimal	`6777962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676C6A, 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 #676C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #676C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676c6a; }
.text { color: #676c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 108 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676c6a, #676c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #676C6A?: #676C6A is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676C6A?: The RGB value is 103, 108, 106: 103 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676C6A?: The complementary color is #6C6769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.