What color is #677965?

#677965 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677965?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 101: 103 red, 121 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677965?

The complementary color is #776579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677965 color

#677965 rgb(103, 121, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #677965 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 39.6% blue (103, 121, 101).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#677965 color codes

HEX	`#677965`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, -10.79, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 13.91, 140.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.779, 17.498, 14.908)`
Decimal	`6781285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677965, 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 #677965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #677965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677965; }
.text { color: #677965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677965, #65796d); }

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Questions

What color is #677965?: #677965 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677965?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 101: 103 red, 121 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677965?: The complementary color is #776579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.