What color is #677956?

#677956 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 #677956?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 86: 103 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677956?

The complementary color is #685679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677956 color

#677956 rgb(103, 121, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #677956 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 33.7% blue (103, 121, 86).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#677956 color codes

HEX	`#677956`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, -13.48, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 21.75, 128.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.11, 17.23, 11.385)`
Decimal	`6781270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677956, 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 #677956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #677956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677956; }
.text { color: #677956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677956, #567957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #677956?: #677956 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 #677956?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 86: 103 red, 121 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677956?: The complementary color is #685679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.