What color is #679A77?

#679A77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679A77?

The RGB value is 103, 154, 119: 103 red, 154 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679A77?

The complementary color is #9A678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679A77 color

#679A77 rgb(103, 154, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #679A77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 60.4% green and 46.7% blue (103, 154, 119).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#679A77 color codes

HEX	`#679A77`
RGB	`rgb(103, 154, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 60.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, -24.71, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 27.95, 152.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.478, 27.326, 21.645)`
Decimal	`6789751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679A77, 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 #679A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #679A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679a77; }
.text { color: #679a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 154 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679a77, #679a91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #679A77?: #679A77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679A77?: The RGB value is 103, 154, 119: 103 red, 154 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679A77?: The complementary color is #9A678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.