What color is #679770?

#679770 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679770?

The RGB value is 103, 151, 112: 103 red, 151 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679770?

The complementary color is #97678E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679770 color

#679770 rgb(103, 151, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #679770 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 59.2% green and 43.9% blue (103, 151, 112).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#679770 color codes

HEX	`#679770`
RGB	`rgb(103, 151, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 59.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, -24.57, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 29.05, 147.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.584, 26.186, 19.349)`
Decimal	`6788976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679770, 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 #679770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #679770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679770; }
.text { color: #679770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 151 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679770, #679788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #679770?: #679770 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679770?: The RGB value is 103, 151, 112: 103 red, 151 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679770?: The complementary color is #97678E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.