What color is #677996?

#677996 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677996?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 150: 103 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677996?

The complementary color is #968467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677996 color

#677996 rgb(103, 121, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677996 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (103, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#677996 color codes

HEX	`#677996`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 0.55, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 17.83, 271.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.934, 18.76, 31.524)`
Decimal	`6781334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677996, 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 #677996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #677996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677996; }
.text { color: #677996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677996, #6d6796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677996?: #677996 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677996?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 150: 103 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677996?: The complementary color is #968467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.