What color is #677690?

#677690 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677690?

The RGB value is 103, 118, 144: 103 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677690?

The complementary color is #908167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677690?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677690 color

#677690 rgb(103, 118, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677690 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 46.3% green and 56.5% blue (103, 118, 144).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#677690 color codes

HEX	`#677690`
RGB	`rgb(103, 118, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 46.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, 0.75, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 15.97, 272.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.105, 17.853, 28.925)`
Decimal	`6780560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677690, 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 #677690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #677690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677690; }
.text { color: #677690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 118 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677690, #6c6790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677690?: #677690 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677690?: The RGB value is 103, 118, 144: 103 red, 118 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677690?: The complementary color is #908167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677690?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.