What color is #679F9C?

#679F9C 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 #679F9C?

The RGB value is 103, 159, 156: 103 red, 159 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679F9C?

The complementary color is #9F676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679F9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679F9C color

#679F9C rgb(103, 159, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #679F9C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 62.4% green and 61.2% blue (103, 159, 156).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#679F9C color codes

HEX	`#679F9C`
RGB	`rgb(103, 159, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 62.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.72, -19.02, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.72, 19.5, 192.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.99, 30.079, 35.988)`
Decimal	`6791068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679F9C, 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 #679F9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#679F9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #679F9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679f9c; }
.text { color: #679f9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679f9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 159 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679f9c, #67869f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #679F9C?: #679F9C 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 #679F9C?: The RGB value is 103, 159, 156: 103 red, 159 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679F9C?: The complementary color is #9F676A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679F9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.