What color is #678A7D?

#678A7D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678A7D?

The RGB value is 103, 138, 125: 103 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678A7D?

The complementary color is #8A6774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678A7D?

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.

#678A7D color

#678A7D rgb(103, 138, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #678A7D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.1% green and 49% blue (103, 138, 125).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#678A7D color codes

HEX	`#678A7D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 138, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.6, -15.14, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.6, 15.43, 168.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.383, 22.54, 22.78)`
Decimal	`6785661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678A7D, 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 #678A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678A7D 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 #678A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678a7d; }
.text { color: #678a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 138 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678a7d, #67858a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #678A7D?: #678A7D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678A7D?: The RGB value is 103, 138, 125: 103 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678A7D?: The complementary color is #8A6774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678A7D?: 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.