What color is #679C9D?

#679C9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679C9D?

The RGB value is 103, 156, 157: 103 red, 156 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679C9D?

The complementary color is #9D6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679C9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679C9D color

#679C9D rgb(103, 156, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679C9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 61.2% green and 61.6% blue (103, 156, 157).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#679C9D color codes

HEX	`#679C9D`
RGB	`rgb(103, 156, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 61.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -17.2, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 18.25, 199.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.566, 29.093, 36.266)`
Decimal	`6790301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679C9D, 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 #679C9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679C9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #679C9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679c9d; }
.text { color: #679c9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679c9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 156 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679c9d, #67819d); }

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Questions

What color is #679C9D?: #679C9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679C9D?: The RGB value is 103, 156, 157: 103 red, 156 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679C9D?: The complementary color is #9D6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679C9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.