What color is #678270?

#678270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678270?

The RGB value is 103, 130, 112: 103 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678270?

The complementary color is #826779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678270 color

#678270 rgb(103, 130, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #678270 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51% green and 43.9% blue (103, 130, 112).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#678270 color codes

HEX	`#678270`
RGB	`rgb(103, 130, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -13.57, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 15.08, 154.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.5, 20.018, 18.321)`
Decimal	`6783600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678270, 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 #678270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #678270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678270; }
.text { color: #678270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 130 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678270, #67827e); }

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Questions

What color is #678270?: #678270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678270?: The RGB value is 103, 130, 112: 103 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678270?: The complementary color is #826779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.