What color is #677049?

#677049 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677049?

The RGB value is 103, 112, 73: 103 red, 112 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677049?

The complementary color is #524970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677049 color

#677049 rgb(103, 112, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #677049 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 43.9% green and 28.6% blue (103, 112, 73).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#677049 color codes

HEX	`#677049`
RGB	`rgb(103, 112, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 43.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, -10.51, 20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 23.12, 117.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.59, 14.953, 8.525)`
Decimal	`6778953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677049, 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 #677049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #677049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677049; }
.text { color: #677049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 112 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677049, #547049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #677049?: #677049 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677049?: The RGB value is 103, 112, 73: 103 red, 112 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677049?: The complementary color is #524970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.