What color is #678F35?

#678F35 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678F35?

The RGB value is 103, 143, 53: 103 red, 143 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678F35?

The complementary color is #5D358F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678F35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678F35 color

#678F35 rgb(103, 143, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #678F35 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 56.1% green and 20.8% blue (103, 143, 53).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 46% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus Sultan (#6A8E22), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#678F35 color codes

HEX	`#678F35`
RGB	`rgb(103, 143, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 56.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 46%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 63%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.85, -28.98, 42.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.85, 51.31, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.058, 22.785, 6.919)`
Decimal	`6786869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678F35, 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 #678F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #678F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678f35; }
.text { color: #678f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 143 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678f35, #3a8f35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #678F35?: #678F35 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678F35?: The RGB value is 103, 143, 53: 103 red, 143 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678F35?: The complementary color is #5D358F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678F35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.