What color is #677449?

#677449 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677449?

The RGB value is 103, 116, 73: 103 red, 116 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677449?

The complementary color is #564974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677449 color

#677449 rgb(103, 116, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #677449 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 45.5% green and 28.6% blue (103, 116, 73).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#677449 color codes

HEX	`#677449`
RGB	`rgb(103, 116, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 45.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, -12.73, 22.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 25.58, 119.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.041, 15.855, 8.675)`
Decimal	`6779977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677449, 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 #677449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #677449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677449; }
.text { color: #677449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 116 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677449, #527449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #677449?: #677449 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677449?: The RGB value is 103, 116, 73: 103 red, 116 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677449?: The complementary color is #564974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.