What color is #679B73?

#679B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679B73?

The RGB value is 103, 155, 115: 103 red, 155 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679B73?

The complementary color is #9B678F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679B73 color

#679B73 rgb(103, 155, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #679B73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 60.8% green and 45.1% blue (103, 155, 115).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#679B73 color codes

HEX	`#679B73`
RGB	`rgb(103, 155, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 60.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -25.99, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 30.31, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.408, 27.563, 20.461)`
Decimal	`6790003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679B73, 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 #679B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #679B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679b73; }
.text { color: #679b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 155 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679b73, #679b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #679B73?: #679B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679B73?: The RGB value is 103, 155, 115: 103 red, 155 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679B73?: The complementary color is #9B678F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.