What color is #677F97?

#677F97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677F97?

The RGB value is 103, 127, 151: 103 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677F97?

The complementary color is #977F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677F97 color

#677F97 rgb(103, 127, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677F97 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 49.8% green and 59.2% blue (103, 127, 151).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#677F97 color codes

HEX	`#677F97`
RGB	`rgb(103, 127, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 49.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, -2.68, -15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 15.94, 260.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.767, 20.296, 32.201)`
Decimal	`6782871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677F97, 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 #677F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #677F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677f97; }
.text { color: #677f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 127 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677f97, #676797); }

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Questions

What color is #677F97?: #677F97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677F97?: The RGB value is 103, 127, 151: 103 red, 127 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677F97?: The complementary color is #977F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.