What color is #679F8A?

#679F8A 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 #679F8A?

The RGB value is 103, 159, 138: 103 red, 159 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679F8A?

The complementary color is #9F677C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679F8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679F8A color

#679F8A rgb(103, 159, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #679F8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 62.4% green and 54.1% blue (103, 159, 138).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#679F8A color codes

HEX	`#679F8A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 159, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 62.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, -23.24, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 23.8, 167.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.577, 29.514, 28.547)`
Decimal	`6791050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679F8A, 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 #679F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#679F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #679F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679f8a; }
.text { color: #679f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 159 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679f8a, #67989f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #679F8A?: #679F8A 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 #679F8A?: The RGB value is 103, 159, 138: 103 red, 159 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679F8A?: The complementary color is #9F677C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679F8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.