What color is #677281?

#677281 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677281?

The RGB value is 103, 114, 129: 103 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677281?

The complementary color is #817667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677281 color

#677281 rgb(103, 114, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677281 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.7% green and 50.6% blue (103, 114, 129).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#677281 color codes

HEX	`#677281`
RGB	`rgb(103, 114, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -0.66, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 9.65, 266.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.572, 16.503, 23.13)`
Decimal	`6779521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677281, 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 #677281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #677281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677281; }
.text { color: #677281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 114 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677281, #696781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #677281?: #677281 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677281?: The RGB value is 103, 114, 129: 103 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677281?: The complementary color is #817667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.