What color is #677180?

#677180 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677180?

The RGB value is 103, 113, 128: 103 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677180?

The complementary color is #807667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677180 color

#677180 rgb(103, 113, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677180 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (103, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#677180 color codes

HEX	`#677180`
RGB	`rgb(103, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, -0.31, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 9.53, 268.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.394, 16.252, 22.744)`
Decimal	`6779264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677180, 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 #677180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #677180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677180; }
.text { color: #677180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677180, #6a6780); }

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Questions

What color is #677180?: #677180 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677180?: The RGB value is 103, 113, 128: 103 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677180?: The complementary color is #807667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.