What color is #677AA0?

#677AA0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677AA0?

The RGB value is 103, 122, 160: 103 red, 122 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677AA0?

The complementary color is #A08D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677AA0 color

#677AA0 rgb(103, 122, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677AA0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.8% green and 62.7% blue (103, 122, 160).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#677AA0 color codes

HEX	`#677AA0`
RGB	`rgb(103, 122, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 24%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, 2.67, -22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 22.78, 276.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.896, 19.34, 35.988)`
Decimal	`6781600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677AA0, 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 #677AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #677AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677aa0; }
.text { color: #677aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 122 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677aa0, #7167a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677AA0?: #677AA0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677AA0?: The RGB value is 103, 122, 160: 103 red, 122 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677AA0?: The complementary color is #A08D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.