What color is #679794?

#679794 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679794?

The RGB value is 103, 151, 148: 103 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679794?

The complementary color is #97676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679794 color

#679794 rgb(103, 151, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679794 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (103, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#679794 color codes

HEX	`#679794`
RGB	`rgb(103, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, -16.77, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 17.15, 192.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.004, 27.154, 32.093)`
Decimal	`6789012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679794, 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 #679794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #679794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679794; }
.text { color: #679794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679794, #678297); }

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Questions

What color is #679794?: #679794 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679794?: The RGB value is 103, 151, 148: 103 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679794?: The complementary color is #97676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.