What color is #678495?

#678495 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678495?

The RGB value is 103, 132, 149: 103 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678495?

The complementary color is #957867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678495 color

#678495 rgb(103, 132, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #678495 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51.8% green and 58.4% blue (103, 132, 149).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#678495 color codes

HEX	`#678495`
RGB	`rgb(103, 132, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.55, -6.07, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.55, 13.86, 244.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.268, 21.555, 31.573)`
Decimal	`6784149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678495, 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 #678495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #678495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678495; }
.text { color: #678495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 132 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678495, #676d95); }

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Questions

What color is #678495?: #678495 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678495?: The RGB value is 103, 132, 149: 103 red, 132 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678495?: The complementary color is #957867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.