What color is #678C90?

#678C90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678C90?

The RGB value is 103, 140, 144: 103 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678C90?

The complementary color is #906B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678C90 color

#678C90 rgb(103, 140, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #678C90 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.9% green and 56.5% blue (103, 140, 144).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#678C90 color codes

HEX	`#678C90`
RGB	`rgb(103, 140, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.74, -11.8, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.74, 13.38, 208.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.004, 23.652, 29.891)`
Decimal	`6786192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678C90, 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 #678C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #678C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678c90; }
.text { color: #678c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 140 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678c90, #677790); }

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Questions

What color is #678C90?: #678C90 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678C90?: The RGB value is 103, 140, 144: 103 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678C90?: The complementary color is #906B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.