What color is #677C57?

#677C57 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 #677C57?

The RGB value is 103, 124, 87: 103 red, 124 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677C57?

The complementary color is #6C577C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677C57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677C57 color

#677C57 rgb(103, 124, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #677C57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 48.6% green and 34.1% blue (103, 124, 87).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#677C57 color codes

HEX	`#677C57`
RGB	`rgb(103, 124, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 48.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -14.95, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 23.21, 130.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.521, 17.987, 11.722)`
Decimal	`6782039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677C57, 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 #677C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #677C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677c57; }
.text { color: #677c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 124 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677c57, #577c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #677C57?: #677C57 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 #677C57?: The RGB value is 103, 124, 87: 103 red, 124 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677C57?: The complementary color is #6C577C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677C57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.