What color is #676F8D?

#676F8D 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 #676F8D?

The RGB value is 103, 111, 141: 103 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676F8D?

The complementary color is #8D8567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676F8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676F8D color

#676F8D rgb(103, 111, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676F8D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.5% green and 55.3% blue (103, 111, 141).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#676F8D color codes

HEX	`#676F8D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 111, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.2, 4.13, -17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.2, 17.89, 283.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.084, 16.175, 27.469)`
Decimal	`6778765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676F8D, 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 #676F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #676F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676f8d; }
.text { color: #676f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 111 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676f8d, #72678d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676F8D?: #676F8D 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 #676F8D?: The RGB value is 103, 111, 141: 103 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676F8D?: The complementary color is #8D8567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676F8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.