What color is #677794?

#677794 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 #677794?

The RGB value is 103, 119, 148: 103 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677794?

The complementary color is #948467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677794 color

#677794 rgb(103, 119, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677794 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 46.7% green and 58% blue (103, 119, 148).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#677794 color codes

HEX	`#677794`
RGB	`rgb(103, 119, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 46.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 1.2, -17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 17.68, 273.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.534, 18.215, 30.603)`
Decimal	`6780820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677794, 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 #677794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #677794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677794; }
.text { color: #677794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 119 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677794, #6d6794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677794?: #677794 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 #677794?: The RGB value is 103, 119, 148: 103 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677794?: The complementary color is #948467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.