What color is #678A52?

#678A52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678A52?

The RGB value is 103, 138, 82: 103 red, 138 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678A52?

The complementary color is #75528A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678A52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678A52 color

#678A52 rgb(103, 138, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #678A52 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.1% green and 32.2% blue (103, 138, 82).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#678A52 color codes

HEX	`#678A52`
RGB	`rgb(103, 138, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, -23.07, 26.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 34.85, 131.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.205, 21.669, 11.31)`
Decimal	`6785618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678A52, 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 #678A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #678A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678a52; }
.text { color: #678a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 138 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678a52, #528a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #678A52?: #678A52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678A52?: The RGB value is 103, 138, 82: 103 red, 138 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678A52?: The complementary color is #75528A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678A52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.