What color is #679B78?

#679B78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679B78?

The RGB value is 103, 155, 120: 103 red, 155 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679B78?

The complementary color is #9B678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679B78 color

#679B78 rgb(103, 155, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #679B78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 60.8% green and 47.1% blue (103, 155, 120).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#679B78 color codes

HEX	`#679B78`
RGB	`rgb(103, 155, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 60.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -25.02, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 28.17, 152.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.704, 27.681, 22.018)`
Decimal	`6790008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679B78, 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 #679B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #679B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679b78; }
.text { color: #679b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 155 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679b78, #679b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #679B78?: #679B78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679B78?: The RGB value is 103, 155, 120: 103 red, 155 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679B78?: The complementary color is #9B678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.