Colour

#678A8F

#678A8F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#678A8F is a cyan with RGB values 103, 138, 143 and HSL 188°, 16%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#678A8F#678A8F

HEX#678A8F

RGBrgb(103, 138, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5412, 0.5608

RGB percentages40.4%, 54.1%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(187.5, 16.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 28%, 56.1%)

CMYK28%, 3.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,785,679

CSS custom property--colour: #678A8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#987570

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84878Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D828Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5A8D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6 Gray · ΔE 12.9 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F6C67

Analogous#678F80, #67768F

Triadic#8F678A, #8A8F67

Split complementary#8F6776, #8F8067

Tetradic#80678F, #8F6C67, #768F67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCE5E6

Lighter +30%#BECED1

Lighter +20%#A1B8BB

Lighter +10%#83A1A6

Darker −10%#526D71

Darker −20%#3C5154

Darker −30%#273436

Darker −40%#121818

More saturated +25%#48A1AE

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R103

G138

B143

Red103 (40.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)16.26%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 67 · G 8A · B 8F

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Colour values

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