What color is #677B5B?

#677B5B 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 #677B5B?

The RGB value is 103, 123, 91: 103 red, 123 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677B5B?

The complementary color is #6F5B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677B5B color

#677B5B rgb(103, 123, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #677B5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 48.2% green and 35.7% blue (103, 123, 91).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#677B5B color codes

HEX	`#677B5B`
RGB	`rgb(103, 123, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 48.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, -13.73, 15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 20.44, 132.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.564, 17.805, 12.565)`
Decimal	`6781787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677B5B, 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 #677B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #677B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677b5b; }
.text { color: #677b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 123 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677b5b, #5b7b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #677B5B?: #677B5B 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 #677B5B?: The RGB value is 103, 123, 91: 103 red, 123 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677B5B?: The complementary color is #6F5B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.