What color is #677173?

#677173 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677173?

The RGB value is 103, 113, 115: 103 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677173?

The complementary color is #736967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677173 color

#677173 rgb(103, 113, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677173 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.3% green and 45.1% blue (103, 113, 115).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#677173 color codes

HEX	`#677173`
RGB	`rgb(103, 113, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.88, -3.32, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.88, 4.1, 215.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.592, 15.931, 18.523)`
Decimal	`6779251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677173, 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 #677173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #677173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677173; }
.text { color: #677173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 113 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677173, #676b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #677173?: #677173 is a gray, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677173?: The RGB value is 103, 113, 115: 103 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677173?: The complementary color is #736967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.