What color is #677757?

#677757 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677757?

The RGB value is 103, 119, 87: 103 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677757?

The complementary color is #675777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677757 color

#677757 rgb(103, 119, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #677757 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 46.7% green and 34.1% blue (103, 119, 87).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#677757 color codes

HEX	`#677757`
RGB	`rgb(103, 119, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 46.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.96, -12.21, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.96, 19.88, 127.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.91, 16.765, 11.518)`
Decimal	`6780759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677757, 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 #677757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #677757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677757; }
.text { color: #677757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 119 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677757, #577757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #677757?: #677757 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677757?: The RGB value is 103, 119, 87: 103 red, 119 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677757?: The complementary color is #675777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.