What color is #679981?

#679981 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679981?

The RGB value is 103, 153, 129: 103 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679981?

The complementary color is #99677F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679981 color

#679981 rgb(103, 153, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #679981 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 60% green and 50.6% blue (103, 153, 129).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#679981 color codes

HEX	`#679981`
RGB	`rgb(103, 153, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 60%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, -22.15, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 23.33, 161.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.946, 27.25, 24.921)`
Decimal	`6789505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679981, 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 #679981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #679981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679981; }
.text { color: #679981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 153 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679981, #679899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #679981?: #679981 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679981?: The RGB value is 103, 153, 129: 103 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679981?: The complementary color is #99677F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.