What color is #679D9E?

#679D9E 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 #679D9E?

The RGB value is 103, 157, 158: 103 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679D9E?

The complementary color is #9E6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679D9E color

#679D9E rgb(103, 157, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679D9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 61.6% green and 62% blue (103, 157, 158).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#679D9E color codes

HEX	`#679D9E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 157, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 61.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, -17.48, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 18.54, 199.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.82, 29.465, 36.773)`
Decimal	`6790558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679D9E, 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 #679D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #679D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679d9e; }
.text { color: #679d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 157 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679d9e, #67819e); }

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Questions

What color is #679D9E?: #679D9E 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 #679D9E?: The RGB value is 103, 157, 158: 103 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679D9E?: The complementary color is #9E6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.