What color is #678A83?

#678A83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678A83?

The RGB value is 103, 138, 131: 103 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678A83?

The complementary color is #8A676E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678A83 color

#678A83 rgb(103, 138, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #678A83 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.1% green and 51.4% blue (103, 138, 131).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#678A83 color codes

HEX	`#678A83`
RGB	`rgb(103, 138, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, -13.79, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 13.8, 180.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.777, 22.698, 24.86)`
Decimal	`6785667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678A83, 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 #678A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #678A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678a83; }
.text { color: #678a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 138 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678a83, #677f8a); }

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Questions

What color is #678A83?: #678A83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678A83?: The RGB value is 103, 138, 131: 103 red, 138 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678A83?: The complementary color is #8A676E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.