What color is #676E96?

#676E96 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 #676E96?

The RGB value is 103, 110, 150: 103 red, 110 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676E96?

The complementary color is #968F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676E96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676E96 color

#676E96 rgb(103, 110, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676E96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.1% green and 58.8% blue (103, 110, 150).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#676E96 color codes

HEX	`#676E96`
RGB	`rgb(103, 110, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, 7.12, -22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 23.7, 287.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.673, 16.237, 31.104)`
Decimal	`6778518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676E96, 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 #676E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #676E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676e96; }
.text { color: #676e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 110 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676e96, #776796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676E96?: #676E96 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 #676E96?: The RGB value is 103, 110, 150: 103 red, 110 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676E96?: The complementary color is #968F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676E96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.