What color is #678191?

#678191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678191?

The RGB value is 103, 129, 145: 103 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678191?

The complementary color is #917767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678191 color

#678191 rgb(103, 129, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678191 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (103, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#678191 color codes

HEX	`#678191`
RGB	`rgb(103, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -5.39, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 12.84, 245.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.553, 20.628, 29.787)`
Decimal	`6783377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678191, 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 #678191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #678191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678191; }
.text { color: #678191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678191, #676c91); }

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Questions

What color is #678191?: #678191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678191?: The RGB value is 103, 129, 145: 103 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678191?: The complementary color is #917767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.