What color is #677E7F?

#677E7F 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 #677E7F?

The RGB value is 103, 126, 127: 103 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677E7F?

The complementary color is #7F6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677E7F?

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.

#677E7F color

#677E7F rgb(103, 126, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677E7F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 49.4% green and 49.8% blue (103, 126, 127).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#677E7F color codes

HEX	`#677E7F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 126, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 49.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, -8.06, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 8.72, 202.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.884, 19.337, 22.917)`
Decimal	`6782591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677E7F, 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 #677E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677E7F 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 #677E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677e7f; }
.text { color: #677e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 126 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677e7f, #67727f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #677E7F?: #677E7F 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 #677E7F?: The RGB value is 103, 126, 127: 103 red, 126 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677E7F?: The complementary color is #7F6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677E7F?: 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.