What color is #677090?

#677090 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 #677090?

The RGB value is 103, 112, 144: 103 red, 112 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677090?

The complementary color is #908767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677090?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677090 color

#677090 rgb(103, 112, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677090 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.9% green and 56.5% blue (103, 112, 144).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#677090 color codes

HEX	`#677090`
RGB	`rgb(103, 112, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 22%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, 4.32, -18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 19.06, 283.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.42, 16.485, 28.697)`
Decimal	`6779024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677090, 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 #677090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #677090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677090; }
.text { color: #677090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 112 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677090, #736790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677090?: #677090 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 #677090?: The RGB value is 103, 112, 144: 103 red, 112 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677090?: The complementary color is #908767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677090?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.