What color is #677070?

#677070 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677070?

The RGB value is 103, 112, 112: 103 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677070?

The complementary color is #706767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677070 color

#677070 rgb(103, 112, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677070 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.9% green and 43.9% blue (103, 112, 112).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#677070 color codes

HEX	`#677070`
RGB	`rgb(103, 112, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, -3.4, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 3.59, 198.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.312, 15.642, 17.591)`
Decimal	`6778992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677070, 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 #677070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #677070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677070; }
.text { color: #677070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 112 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677070, #676c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #677070?: #677070 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677070?: The RGB value is 103, 112, 112: 103 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677070?: The complementary color is #706767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.