What color is #679074?

#679074 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679074?

The RGB value is 103, 144, 116: 103 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679074?

The complementary color is #906783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679074 color

#679074 rgb(103, 144, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #679074 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 56.5% green and 45.5% blue (103, 144, 116).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#679074 color codes

HEX	`#679074`
RGB	`rgb(103, 144, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 56.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, -20.21, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 22.73, 152.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.718, 24.09, 20.183)`
Decimal	`6787188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679074, 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 #679074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #679074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679074; }
.text { color: #679074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 144 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679074, #679089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #679074?: #679074 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679074?: The RGB value is 103, 144, 116: 103 red, 144 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679074?: The complementary color is #906783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.