What color is #678E79?

#678E79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678E79?

The RGB value is 103, 142, 121: 103 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678E79?

The complementary color is #8E677C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678E79 color

#678E79 rgb(103, 142, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #678E79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (103, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#678E79 color codes

HEX	`#678E79`
RGB	`rgb(103, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, -18.13, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 19.39, 159.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.717, 23.609, 21.656)`
Decimal	`6786681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678E79, 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 #678E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #678E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678e79; }
.text { color: #678e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678e79, #678e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #678E79?: #678E79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678E79?: The RGB value is 103, 142, 121: 103 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678E79?: The complementary color is #8E677C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.