What color is #677F86?

#677F86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677F86?

The RGB value is 103, 127, 134: 103 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677F86?

The complementary color is #866E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677F86 color

#677F86 rgb(103, 127, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #677F86 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (103, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#677F86 color codes

HEX	`#677F86`
RGB	`rgb(103, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, -6.97, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 9.64, 223.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.485, 19.783, 25.447)`
Decimal	`6782854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677F86, 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 #677F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #677F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677f86; }
.text { color: #677f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677f86, #677086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677F86?: #677F86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677F86?: The RGB value is 103, 127, 134: 103 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677F86?: The complementary color is #866E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.