What color is #678892?

#678892 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678892?

The RGB value is 103, 136, 146: 103 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678892?

The complementary color is #927167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678892 color

#678892 rgb(103, 136, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678892 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 53.3% green and 57.3% blue (103, 136, 146).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#678892 color codes

HEX	`#678892`
RGB	`rgb(103, 136, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 53.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -9.09, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 12.87, 225.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.584, 22.566, 30.512)`
Decimal	`6785170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678892, 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 #678892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #678892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678892; }
.text { color: #678892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 136 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678892, #677392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #678892?: #678892 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678892?: The RGB value is 103, 136, 146: 103 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678892?: The complementary color is #927167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.