What color is #678987?

#678987 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678987?

The RGB value is 103, 137, 135: 103 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678987?

The complementary color is #896769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678987 color

#678987 rgb(103, 137, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #678987 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 53.7% green and 52.9% blue (103, 137, 135).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#678987 color codes

HEX	`#678987`
RGB	`rgb(103, 137, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 53.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, -12.32, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 12.64, 192.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.911, 22.523, 26.268)`
Decimal	`6785415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678987, 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 #678987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #678987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678987; }
.text { color: #678987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 137 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678987, #677a89); }

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Questions

What color is #678987?: #678987 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678987?: The RGB value is 103, 137, 135: 103 red, 137 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678987?: The complementary color is #896769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.