Recognised as Colour
#679C8B
- #679C8B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#679C8B is a cyan with RGB values 103, 156, 139 and HSL 161°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#679C8B#679C8B
HEX#679C8B
RGBrgb(103, 156, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6118, 0.5451
RGB percentages40.4%, 61.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(160.8, 21.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.8, 34%, 61.2%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,790,283
CSS custom property--colour: #679C8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#986374
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C6778
Analogous#679C71, #67939C
Triadic#8B679C, #9C8B67
Split complementary#9C6792, #9C7167
Tetradic#71679C, #9C6778, #929C67
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R103
G156
B139
Red103 (40.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue160.75°
Saturation (HSL)21.12%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9C · B 8B
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