What color is #677A96?

#677A96 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 #677A96?

The RGB value is 103, 122, 150: 103 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677A96?

The complementary color is #968367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677A96 color

#677A96 rgb(103, 122, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677A96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.8% green and 58.8% blue (103, 122, 150).

Its hue angle is 216°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#677A96 color codes

HEX	`#677A96`
RGB	`rgb(103, 122, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, -0.03, -17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 17.38, 269.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.056, 19.004, 31.565)`
Decimal	`6781590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677A96, 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 #677A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #677A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677a96; }
.text { color: #677a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 122 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677a96, #6b6796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677A96?: #677A96 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 #677A96?: The RGB value is 103, 122, 150: 103 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677A96?: The complementary color is #968367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.