What color is #677559?

#677559 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677559?

The RGB value is 103, 117, 89: 103 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677559?

The complementary color is #675975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677559 color

#677559 rgb(103, 117, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #677559 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 45.9% green and 34.9% blue (103, 117, 89).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#677559 color codes

HEX	`#677559`
RGB	`rgb(103, 117, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 45.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, -10.75, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 17.46, 128.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.758, 16.327, 11.876)`
Decimal	`6780249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677559, 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 #677559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #677559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677559; }
.text { color: #677559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 117 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677559, #597559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #677559?: #677559 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677559?: The RGB value is 103, 117, 89: 103 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677559?: The complementary color is #675975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.