What color is #676E5E?

#676E5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676E5E?

The RGB value is 103, 110, 94: 103 red, 110 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676E5E?

The complementary color is #655E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676E5E color

#676E5E rgb(103, 110, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676E5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.1% green and 36.9% blue (103, 110, 94).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#676E5E color codes

HEX	`#676E5E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 110, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -5.88, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 9.95, 126.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.19, 14.844, 12.758)`
Decimal	`6778462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676E5E, 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 #676E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #676E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676e5e; }
.text { color: #676e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 110 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676e5e, #5f6e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676E5E?: #676E5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676E5E?: The RGB value is 103, 110, 94: 103 red, 110 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676E5E?: The complementary color is #655E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.