What color is #677A7A?

#677A7A 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 #677A7A?

The RGB value is 103, 122, 122: 103 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677A7A?

The complementary color is #7A6767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677A7A?

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.

#677A7A color

#677A7A rgb(103, 122, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677A7A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.8% green and 47.8% blue (103, 122, 122).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#677A7A color codes

HEX	`#677A7A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 122, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, -6.94, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 7.32, 198.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.065, 18.207, 21.077)`
Decimal	`6781562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677A7A, 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 #677A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677A7A 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 #677A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677a7a; }
.text { color: #677a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 122 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677a7a, #67717a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #677A7A?: #677A7A 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 #677A7A?: The RGB value is 103, 122, 122: 103 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677A7A?: The complementary color is #7A6767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677A7A?: 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.