What color is #6B677E?

#6B677E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B677E?

The RGB value is 107, 103, 126: 107 red, 103 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B677E?

The complementary color is #7A7E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B677E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B677E color

#6B677E rgb(107, 103, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B677E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.4% green and 49.4% blue (107, 103, 126).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6B677E color codes

HEX	`#6B677E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 103, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, 6.59, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 13.87, 298.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.679, 14.333, 21.728)`
Decimal	`7038846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B677E, 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 #6B677E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B677E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	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 #6B677E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b677e; }
.text { color: #6b677e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b677e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 103 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b677e, #77677e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B677E?: #6B677E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B677E?: The RGB value is 107, 103, 126: 107 red, 103 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B677E?: The complementary color is #7A7E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B677E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.