What color is #677E89?

#677E89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677E89?

The RGB value is 103, 126, 137: 103 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677E89?

The complementary color is #897267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677E89 color

#677E89 rgb(103, 126, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677E89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 49.4% green and 53.7% blue (103, 126, 137).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#677E89 color codes

HEX	`#677E89`
RGB	`rgb(103, 126, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 49.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, -5.67, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 10.39, 236.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.568, 19.611, 26.522)`
Decimal	`6782601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677E89, 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 #677E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #677E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677e89; }
.text { color: #677e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 126 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677e89, #676d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677E89?: #677E89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677E89?: The RGB value is 103, 126, 137: 103 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677E89?: The complementary color is #897267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.