What color is #676F7B?

#676F7B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676F7B?

The RGB value is 103, 111, 123: 103 red, 111 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676F7B?

The complementary color is #7B7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676F7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676F7B color

#676F7B rgb(103, 111, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676F7B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.5% green and 48.2% blue (103, 111, 123).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#676F7B color codes

HEX	`#676F7B`
RGB	`rgb(103, 111, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.55, -0.32, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.55, 7.67, 267.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.852, 15.682, 20.98)`
Decimal	`6778747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676F7B, 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 #676F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #676F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676f7b; }
.text { color: #676f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 111 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676f7b, #69677b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #676F7B?: #676F7B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676F7B?: The RGB value is 103, 111, 123: 103 red, 111 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676F7B?: The complementary color is #7B7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676F7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.