What color is #678E95?

#678E95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678E95?

The RGB value is 103, 142, 149: 103 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678E95?

The complementary color is #956E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678E95 color

#678E95 rgb(103, 142, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #678E95 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 55.7% green and 58.4% blue (103, 142, 149).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#678E95 color codes

HEX	`#678E95`
RGB	`rgb(103, 142, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 55.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -11.66, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 14.18, 214.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.69, 24.398, 32.047)`
Decimal	`6786709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678E95, 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 #678E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #678E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678e95; }
.text { color: #678e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 142 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678e95, #677795); }

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Questions

What color is #678E95?: #678E95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678E95?: The RGB value is 103, 142, 149: 103 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678E95?: The complementary color is #956E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.