What color is #678B95?

#678B95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678B95?

The RGB value is 103, 139, 149: 103 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678B95?

The complementary color is #957167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678B95 color

#678B95 rgb(103, 139, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #678B95 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.5% green and 58.4% blue (103, 139, 149).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#678B95 color codes

HEX	`#678B95`
RGB	`rgb(103, 139, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.6, -10, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.6, 13.71, 223.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.249, 23.518, 31.9)`
Decimal	`6785941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678B95, 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 #678B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #678B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678b95; }
.text { color: #678b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 139 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678b95, #677495); }

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Questions

What color is #678B95?: #678B95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678B95?: The RGB value is 103, 139, 149: 103 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678B95?: The complementary color is #957167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.