What color is #677C82?

#677C82 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677C82?

The RGB value is 103, 124, 130: 103 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677C82?

The complementary color is #826D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677C82 color

#677C82 rgb(103, 124, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677C82 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (103, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#677C82 color codes

HEX	`#677C82`
RGB	`rgb(103, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, -6.22, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 8.52, 223.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.829, 18.91, 23.878)`
Decimal	`6782082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677C82, 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 #677C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #677C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677c82; }
.text { color: #677c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677c82, #676e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677C82?: #677C82 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677C82?: The RGB value is 103, 124, 130: 103 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677C82?: The complementary color is #826D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.