What color is #677287?

#677287 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 #677287?

The RGB value is 103, 114, 135: 103 red, 114 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677287?

The complementary color is #877C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677287?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677287 color

#677287 rgb(103, 114, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677287 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.7% green and 52.9% blue (103, 114, 135).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#677287 color codes

HEX	`#677287`
RGB	`rgb(103, 114, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.84, 0.82, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.84, 12.9, 273.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.983, 16.667, 25.292)`
Decimal	`6779527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677287, 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 #677287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #677287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677287; }
.text { color: #677287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 114 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677287, #6c6787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677287?: #677287 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 #677287?: The RGB value is 103, 114, 135: 103 red, 114 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677287?: The complementary color is #877C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677287?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.