What color is #678279?

#678279 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678279?

The RGB value is 103, 130, 121: 103 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678279?

The complementary color is #826770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678279 color

#678279 rgb(103, 130, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678279 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (103, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#678279 color codes

HEX	`#678279`
RGB	`rgb(103, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -11.65, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 11.77, 171.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.026, 20.229, 21.093)`
Decimal	`6783609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678279, 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 #678279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #678279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678279; }
.text { color: #678279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678279, #677e82); }

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Questions

What color is #678279?: #678279 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678279?: The RGB value is 103, 130, 121: 103 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678279?: The complementary color is #826770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.