What color is #678388?

#678388 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678388?

The RGB value is 103, 131, 136: 103 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678388?

The complementary color is #886C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678388 color

#678388 rgb(103, 131, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678388 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51.4% green and 53.3% blue (103, 131, 136).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#678388 color codes

HEX	`#678388`
RGB	`rgb(103, 131, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, -8.75, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 10.6, 214.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.152, 20.893, 26.364)`
Decimal	`6783880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678388, 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 #678388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #678388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678388; }
.text { color: #678388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 131 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678388, #677288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #678388?: #678388 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678388?: The RGB value is 103, 131, 136: 103 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678388?: The complementary color is #886C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.