What color is #676D6E?

#676D6E is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676D6E?

The RGB value is 103, 109, 110: 103 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676D6E?

The complementary color is #6E6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676D6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676D6E color

#676D6E rgb(103, 109, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676D6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42.7% green and 43.1% blue (103, 109, 110).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 3% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beautiful Darkness (#686D70), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#676D6E color codes

HEX	`#676D6E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 109, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 3%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.56, -2.07, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.56, 2.47, 213.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.876, 14.947, 16.903)`
Decimal	`6778222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676D6E, 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 #676D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #676D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676d6e; }
.text { color: #676d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 109 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676d6e, #676a6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #676D6E?: #676D6E is a gray, closest to the named color Beautiful Darkness. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676D6E?: The RGB value is 103, 109, 110: 103 red, 109 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676D6E?: The complementary color is #6E6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676D6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.