What color is #676C8F?

#676C8F 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 #676C8F?

The RGB value is 103, 108, 143: 103 red, 108 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676C8F?

The complementary color is #8F8A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676C8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676C8F color

#676C8F rgb(103, 108, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676C8F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42.4% green and 56.1% blue (103, 108, 143).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#676C8F color codes

HEX	`#676C8F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 108, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, 6.46, -19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 20.8, 288.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.913, 15.591, 28.152)`
Decimal	`6777999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676C8F, 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 #676C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #676C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676c8f; }
.text { color: #676c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 108 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676c8f, #76678f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676C8F?: #676C8F 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 #676C8F?: The RGB value is 103, 108, 143: 103 red, 108 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676C8F?: The complementary color is #8F8A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676C8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.