What color is #676F5F?

#676F5F is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676F5F?

The RGB value is 103, 111, 95: 103 red, 111 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676F5F?

The complementary color is #675F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676F5F color

#676F5F rgb(103, 111, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676F5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.5% green and 37.3% blue (103, 111, 95).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#676F5F color codes

HEX	`#676F5F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 111, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, -6.27, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 10.07, 128.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.343, 15.079, 13.032)`
Decimal	`6778719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676F5F, 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 #676F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #676F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676f5f; }
.text { color: #676f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 111 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676f5f, #5f6f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676F5F?: #676F5F is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676F5F?: The RGB value is 103, 111, 95: 103 red, 111 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676F5F?: The complementary color is #675F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.