What color is #677579?

#677579 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677579?

The RGB value is 103, 117, 121: 103 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677579?

The complementary color is #796B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677579 color

#677579 rgb(103, 117, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677579 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (103, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#677579 color codes

HEX	`#677579`
RGB	`rgb(103, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, -4.3, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 5.84, 222.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.405, 16.986, 20.552)`
Decimal	`6780281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677579, 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 #677579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #677579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677579; }
.text { color: #677579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677579, #676c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #677579?: #677579 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677579?: The RGB value is 103, 117, 121: 103 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677579?: The complementary color is #796B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.