What color is #676F8A?

#676F8A 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 #676F8A?

The RGB value is 103, 111, 138: 103 red, 111 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676F8A?

The complementary color is #8A8267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676F8A color

#676F8A rgb(103, 111, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676F8A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.5% green and 54.1% blue (103, 111, 138).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#676F8A color codes

HEX	`#676F8A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 111, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 3.36, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 16.15, 282.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.864, 16.087, 26.309)`
Decimal	`6778762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676F8A, 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 #676F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #676F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676f8a; }
.text { color: #676f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 111 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676f8a, #70678a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676F8A?: #676F8A 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 #676F8A?: The RGB value is 103, 111, 138: 103 red, 111 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676F8A?: The complementary color is #8A8267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.