What color is #679A91?

#679A91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679A91?

The RGB value is 103, 154, 145: 103 red, 154 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679A91?

The complementary color is #9A6770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679A91 color

#679A91 rgb(103, 154, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679A91 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 60.4% green and 56.9% blue (103, 154, 145).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#679A91 color codes

HEX	`#679A91`
RGB	`rgb(103, 154, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 60.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, -19.06, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 19.08, 182.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.258, 28.038, 31.022)`
Decimal	`6789777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679A91, 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 #679A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #679A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679a91; }
.text { color: #679a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 154 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679a91, #67899a); }

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Questions

What color is #679A91?: #679A91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679A91?: The RGB value is 103, 154, 145: 103 red, 154 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679A91?: The complementary color is #9A6770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.