What color is #678E84?

#678E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678E84?

The RGB value is 103, 142, 132: 103 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678E84?

The complementary color is #8E6771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678E84 color

#678E84 rgb(103, 142, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #678E84 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 55.7% green and 51.8% blue (103, 142, 132).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#678E84 color codes

HEX	`#678E84`
RGB	`rgb(103, 142, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 55.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, -15.72, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 15.75, 176.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.43, 23.895, 25.414)`
Decimal	`6786692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678E84, 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 #678E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #678E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678e84; }
.text { color: #678e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 142 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678e84, #67848e); }

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Questions

What color is #678E84?: #678E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678E84?: The RGB value is 103, 142, 132: 103 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678E84?: The complementary color is #8E6771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.