What color is #678490?

#678490 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678490?

The RGB value is 103, 132, 144: 103 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678490?

The complementary color is #907367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678490 color

#678490 rgb(103, 132, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678490 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51.8% green and 56.5% blue (103, 132, 144).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#678490 color codes

HEX	`#678490`
RGB	`rgb(103, 132, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -7.34, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 12.26, 233.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.877, 21.399, 29.516)`
Decimal	`6784144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678490, 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 #678490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #678490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678490; }
.text { color: #678490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 132 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678490, #677090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #678490?: #678490 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678490?: The RGB value is 103, 132, 144: 103 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678490?: The complementary color is #907367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.