What color is #678382?

#678382 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678382?

The RGB value is 103, 131, 130: 103 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678382?

The complementary color is #836768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678382 color

#678382 rgb(103, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678382 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (103, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#678382 color codes

HEX	`#678382`
RGB	`rgb(103, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.65, -10.17, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.65, 10.54, 195.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.738, 20.727, 24.181)`
Decimal	`6783874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678382, 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 #678382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #678382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678382; }
.text { color: #678382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678382, #677683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #678382?: #678382 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678382?: The RGB value is 103, 131, 130: 103 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678382?: The complementary color is #836768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.