What color is #678169?

#678169 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678169?

The RGB value is 103, 129, 105: 103 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678169?

The complementary color is #81677F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678169 color

#678169 rgb(103, 129, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #678169 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 50.6% green and 41.2% blue (103, 129, 105).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#678169 color codes

HEX	`#678169`
RGB	`rgb(103, 129, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 50.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, -14.42, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 17.54, 145.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.993, 19.604, 16.303)`
Decimal	`6783337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678169, 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 #678169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #678169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678169; }
.text { color: #678169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 129 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678169, #678176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #678169?: #678169 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678169?: The RGB value is 103, 129, 105: 103 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678169?: The complementary color is #81677F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.