What color is #677987?

#677987 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677987?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 135: 103 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677987?

The complementary color is #877567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677987 color

#677987 rgb(103, 121, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677987 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (103, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#677987 color codes

HEX	`#677987`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -3.29, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 10.36, 251.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.803, 18.307, 25.565)`
Decimal	`6781319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677987, 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 #677987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #677987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677987; }
.text { color: #677987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677987, #676987); }

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Questions

What color is #677987?: #677987 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677987?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 135: 103 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677987?: The complementary color is #877567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.