What color is #676F9F?

#676F9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676F9F?

The RGB value is 103, 111, 159: 103 red, 111 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676F9F?

The complementary color is #9F9767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676F9F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676F9F color

#676F9F rgb(103, 111, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676F9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.5% green and 62.4% blue (103, 111, 159).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#676F9F color codes

HEX	`#676F9F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 111, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 30%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, 8.99, -26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 28.34, 288.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.534, 16.755, 35.104)`
Decimal	`6778783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676F9F, 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 #676F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #676F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676f9f; }
.text { color: #676f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 111 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676f9f, #7b679f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #676F9F?: #676F9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676F9F?: The RGB value is 103, 111, 159: 103 red, 111 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676F9F?: The complementary color is #9F9767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676F9F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.