What color is #678784?

#678784 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 #678784?

The RGB value is 103, 135, 132: 103 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678784?

The complementary color is #87676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678784 color

#678784 rgb(103, 135, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678784 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (103, 135, 132).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#678784 color codes

HEX	`#678784`
RGB	`rgb(103, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, -11.92, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 12.1, 189.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.421, 21.877, 25.077)`
Decimal	`6784900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678784, 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 #678784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #678784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678784; }
.text { color: #678784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678784, #677a87); }

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Questions

What color is #678784?: #678784 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 #678784?: The RGB value is 103, 135, 132: 103 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678784?: The complementary color is #87676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.