What color is #678F8D?

#678F8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678F8D?

The RGB value is 103, 143, 141: 103 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678F8D?

The complementary color is #8F6769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678F8D color

#678F8D rgb(103, 143, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #678F8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 56.1% green and 55.3% blue (103, 143, 141).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#678F8D color codes

HEX	`#678F8D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 143, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 56.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, -14.16, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 14.56, 193.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.222, 24.451, 28.848)`
Decimal	`6786957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678F8D, 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 #678F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #678F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678f8d; }
.text { color: #678f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 143 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678f8d, #677d8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #678F8D?: #678F8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678F8D?: The RGB value is 103, 143, 141: 103 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678F8D?: The complementary color is #8F6769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.