What color is #677978?

#677978 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677978?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 120: 103 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677978?

The complementary color is #796768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677978 color

#677978 rgb(103, 121, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677978 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 47.1% blue (103, 121, 120).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#677978 color codes

HEX	`#677978`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, -6.82, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 7.02, 193.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.82, 17.914, 20.39)`
Decimal	`6781304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677978, 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 #677978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #677978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677978; }
.text { color: #677978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677978, #677179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #677978?: #677978 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677978?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 120: 103 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677978?: The complementary color is #796768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.