What color is #676E61?

#676E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676E61?

The RGB value is 103, 110, 97: 103 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676E61?

The complementary color is #68616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676E61 color

#676E61 rgb(103, 110, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676E61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (103, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#676E61 color codes

HEX	`#676E61`
RGB	`rgb(103, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, -5.31, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 8.27, 129.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.327, 14.898, 13.481)`
Decimal	`6778465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676E61, 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 #676E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #676E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676e61; }
.text { color: #676e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676e61, #616e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676E61?: #676E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676E61?: The RGB value is 103, 110, 97: 103 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676E61?: The complementary color is #68616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.