What color is #679DA3?

#679DA3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679DA3?

The RGB value is 103, 157, 163: 103 red, 157 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679DA3?

The complementary color is #A36D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679DA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679DA3 color

#679DA3 rgb(103, 157, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679DA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 61.6% green and 63.9% blue (103, 157, 163).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#679DA3 color codes

HEX	`#679DA3`
RGB	`rgb(103, 157, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 61.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.34, -16.21, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.34, 18.44, 208.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.259, 29.64, 39.086)`
Decimal	`6790563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679DA3, 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 #679DA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679DA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #679DA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679da3; }
.text { color: #679da3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679da3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 157 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679da3, #677fa3); }

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Questions

What color is #679DA3?: #679DA3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679DA3?: The RGB value is 103, 157, 163: 103 red, 157 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679DA3?: The complementary color is #A36D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679DA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.