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#676B8A

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #676B8A

With the hex code #676B8A, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 42% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Steel Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A8667, a mocha shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.19:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.19:1).

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Red103
Green107
Blue138

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 12.6
Steel Blue
#4682B4 · ΔE 18.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 19.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #676B8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #676B8A.
5.19:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #676B8A.
4.05:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #676B8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#676B8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#626E8B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#616C89
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5F7176

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #676B8A?

With the hex code #676B8A, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 42% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #676B8A?

Use white text. White on #676B8A has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #676B8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A8667, and analogous partners are #677D8A and #74678A.