What color is #677161?

#677161 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677161?

The RGB value is 103, 113, 97: 103 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677161?

The complementary color is #6B6171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677161 color

#677161 rgb(103, 113, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677161 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.3% green and 38% blue (103, 113, 97).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#677161 color codes

HEX	`#677161`
RGB	`rgb(103, 113, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, -7.03, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 10.37, 132.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.656, 15.557, 13.59)`
Decimal	`6779233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677161, 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 #677161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #677161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677161; }
.text { color: #677161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 113 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677161, #617163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #677161?: #677161 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677161?: The RGB value is 103, 113, 97: 103 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677161?: The complementary color is #6B6171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.