What color is #677A81?

#677A81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677A81?

The RGB value is 103, 122, 129: 103 red, 122 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677A81?

The complementary color is #816E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677A81 color

#677A81 rgb(103, 122, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677A81 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.8% green and 50.6% blue (103, 122, 129).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#677A81 color codes

HEX	`#677A81`
RGB	`rgb(103, 122, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -5.32, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 8.12, 229.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.514, 18.387, 23.444)`
Decimal	`6781569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677A81, 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 #677A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #677A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677a81; }
.text { color: #677a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 122 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677a81, #676d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677A81?: #677A81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677A81?: The RGB value is 103, 122, 129: 103 red, 122 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677A81?: The complementary color is #816E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.