What color is #677959?

#677959 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 #677959?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 89: 103 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677959?

The complementary color is #6B5979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677959 color

#677959 rgb(103, 121, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #677959 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 34.9% blue (103, 121, 89).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#677959 color codes

HEX	`#677959`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, -12.97, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 20.15, 130.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.234, 17.279, 12.035)`
Decimal	`6781273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677959, 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 #677959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #677959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677959; }
.text { color: #677959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677959, #59795b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #677959?: #677959 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 #677959?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 89: 103 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677959?: The complementary color is #6B5979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.