What color is #678C73?

#678C73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678C73?

The RGB value is 103, 140, 115: 103 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678C73?

The complementary color is #8C6780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678C73 color

#678C73 rgb(103, 140, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #678C73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.9% green and 45.1% blue (103, 140, 115).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#678C73 color codes

HEX	`#678C73`
RGB	`rgb(103, 140, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, -18.32, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 20.52, 153.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.065, 22.877, 19.68)`
Decimal	`6786163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678C73, 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 #678C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #678C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678c73; }
.text { color: #678c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 140 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678c73, #678c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #678C73?: #678C73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678C73?: The RGB value is 103, 140, 115: 103 red, 140 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678C73?: The complementary color is #8C6780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.