What color is #679F88?

#679F88 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 #679F88?

The RGB value is 103, 159, 136: 103 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679F88?

The complementary color is #9F677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679F88?

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.

#679F88 color

#679F88 rgb(103, 159, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #679F88 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 62.4% green and 53.3% blue (103, 159, 136).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#679F88 color codes

HEX	`#679F88`
RGB	`rgb(103, 159, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 62.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -23.68, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 24.48, 165.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.434, 29.456, 27.791)`
Decimal	`6791048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679F88, 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 #679F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679F88 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 #679F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679f88; }
.text { color: #679f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 159 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679f88, #679a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #679F88?: #679F88 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 #679F88?: The RGB value is 103, 159, 136: 103 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679F88?: The complementary color is #9F677E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679F88?: 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.