What color is #677171?

#677171 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677171?

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

What is the complementary color of #677171?

The complementary color is #716767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677171 color

#677171 rgb(103, 113, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677171 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#677171 color codes

HEX	`#677171`
RGB	`rgb(103, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.82, -3.76, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.82, 3.98, 198.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.479, 15.886, 17.923)`
Decimal	`6779249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677171, 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 #677171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #677171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677171; }
.text { color: #677171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677171, #676c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #677171?: #677171 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677171?: The RGB value is 103, 113, 113: 103 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677171?: The complementary color is #716767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.