What color is #679189?

#679189 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679189?

The RGB value is 103, 145, 137: 103 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679189?

The complementary color is #91676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679189 color

#679189 rgb(103, 145, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679189 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (103, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#679189 color codes

HEX	`#679189`
RGB	`rgb(103, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -16.18, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 16.19, 181.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.233, 24.94, 27.41)`
Decimal	`6787465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679189, 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 #679189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #679189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679189; }
.text { color: #679189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679189, #678491); }

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Questions

What color is #679189?: #679189 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679189?: The RGB value is 103, 145, 137: 103 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679189?: The complementary color is #91676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.