What color is #676E84?

#676E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676E84?

The RGB value is 103, 110, 132: 103 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676E84?

The complementary color is #847D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676E84 color

#676E84 rgb(103, 110, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676E84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.1% green and 51.8% blue (103, 110, 132).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#676E84 color codes

HEX	`#676E84`
RGB	`rgb(103, 110, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, 2.45, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 13.23, 280.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.333, 15.701, 24.048)`
Decimal	`6778500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676E84, 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 #676E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #676E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676e84; }
.text { color: #676e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 110 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676e84, #6e6784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #676E84?: #676E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676E84?: The RGB value is 103, 110, 132: 103 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676E84?: The complementary color is #847D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.