What color is #677E5D?

#677E5D 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 #677E5D?

The RGB value is 103, 126, 93: 103 red, 126 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677E5D?

The complementary color is #745D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677E5D?

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

#677E5D color

#677E5D rgb(103, 126, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #677E5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 49.4% green and 36.5% blue (103, 126, 93).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#677E5D color codes

HEX	`#677E5D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 126, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 49.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, -15.01, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 21.43, 134.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.03, 18.595, 13.151)`
Decimal	`6782557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677E5D, 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 #677E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #677E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677e5d; }
.text { color: #677e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 126 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677e5d, #5d7e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #677E5D?: #677E5D 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 #677E5D?: The RGB value is 103, 126, 93: 103 red, 126 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677E5D?: The complementary color is #745D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.