What color is #676E95?

#676E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676E95?

The RGB value is 103, 110, 149: 103 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676E95?

The complementary color is #958E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676E95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676E95 color

#676E95 rgb(103, 110, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676E95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.1% green and 58.4% blue (103, 110, 149).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#676E95 color codes

HEX	`#676E95`
RGB	`rgb(103, 110, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, 6.85, -22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 23.12, 287.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.593, 16.205, 30.682)`
Decimal	`6778517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676E95, 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 #676E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #676E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676e95; }
.text { color: #676e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 110 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676e95, #776795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676E95?: #676E95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676E95?: The RGB value is 103, 110, 149: 103 red, 110 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676E95?: The complementary color is #958E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676E95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.