What color is #679588?

#679588 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679588?

The RGB value is 103, 149, 136: 103 red, 149 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679588?

The complementary color is #956774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679588 color

#679588 rgb(103, 149, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #679588 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 58.4% green and 53.3% blue (103, 149, 136).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#679588 color codes

HEX	`#679588`
RGB	`rgb(103, 149, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 58.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -18.53, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 18.62, 174.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.783, 26.155, 27.241)`
Decimal	`6788488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679588, 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 #679588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #679588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679588; }
.text { color: #679588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 149 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679588, #678b95); }

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Questions

What color is #679588?: #679588 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679588?: The RGB value is 103, 149, 136: 103 red, 149 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679588?: The complementary color is #956774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.