What color is #678871?

#678871 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678871?

The RGB value is 103, 136, 113: 103 red, 136 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678871?

The complementary color is #88677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678871?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678871 color

#678871 rgb(103, 136, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #678871 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 53.3% green and 44.3% blue (103, 136, 113).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#678871 color codes

HEX	`#678871`
RGB	`rgb(103, 136, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 53.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -16.6, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 18.7, 152.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.377, 21.684, 18.889)`
Decimal	`6785137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678871, 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 #678871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #678871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678871; }
.text { color: #678871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 136 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678871, #678881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #678871?: #678871 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678871?: The RGB value is 103, 136, 113: 103 red, 136 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678871?: The complementary color is #88677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678871?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.