What color is #678B61?

#678B61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678B61?

The RGB value is 103, 139, 97: 103 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678B61?

The complementary color is #85618B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678B61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678B61 color

#678B61 rgb(103, 139, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #678B61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.5% green and 38% blue (103, 139, 97).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#678B61 color codes

HEX	`#678B61`
RGB	`rgb(103, 139, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, -21.18, 18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 28.14, 138.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.983, 22.211, 14.699)`
Decimal	`6785889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678B61, 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 #678B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #678B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678b61; }
.text { color: #678b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 139 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678b61, #618b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #678B61?: #678B61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678B61?: The RGB value is 103, 139, 97: 103 red, 139 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678B61?: The complementary color is #85618B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678B61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.