What color is #679C86?

#679C86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679C86?

The RGB value is 103, 156, 134: 103 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679C86?

The complementary color is #9C677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679C86 color

#679C86 rgb(103, 156, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #679C86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 61.2% green and 52.5% blue (103, 156, 134).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#679C86 color codes

HEX	`#679C86`
RGB	`rgb(103, 156, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 61.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.23, -22.6, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.23, 23.37, 165.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.784, 28.381, 26.88)`
Decimal	`6790278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679C86, 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 #679C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #679C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679c86; }
.text { color: #679c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 156 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679c86, #67979c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #679C86?: #679C86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679C86?: The RGB value is 103, 156, 134: 103 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679C86?: The complementary color is #9C677D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.