What color is #679E9F?

#679E9F 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 #679E9F?

The RGB value is 103, 158, 159: 103 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679E9F?

The complementary color is #9F6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679E9F color

#679E9F rgb(103, 158, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679E9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 62% green and 62.4% blue (103, 158, 159).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 23% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#679E9F color codes

HEX	`#679E9F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 158, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 62%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, -17.75, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 18.83, 199.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.076, 29.839, 37.285)`
Decimal	`6790815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679E9F, 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 #679E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #679E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679e9f; }
.text { color: #679e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 158 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679e9f, #67829f); }

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Questions

What color is #679E9F?: #679E9F 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 #679E9F?: The RGB value is 103, 158, 159: 103 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679E9F?: The complementary color is #9F6867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.