What color is #676F89?

#676F89 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676F89?

The RGB value is 103, 111, 137: 103 red, 111 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676F89?

The complementary color is #898167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676F89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676F89 color

#676F89 rgb(103, 111, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676F89 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.5% green and 53.7% blue (103, 111, 137).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#676F89 color codes

HEX	`#676F89`
RGB	`rgb(103, 111, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 3.11, -15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 15.57, 281.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.792, 16.058, 25.93)`
Decimal	`6778761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676F89, 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 #676F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #676F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676f89; }
.text { color: #676f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 111 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676f89, #706789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676F89?: #676F89 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676F89?: The RGB value is 103, 111, 137: 103 red, 111 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676F89?: The complementary color is #898167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676F89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.