Colour
#679D8A
- #679D8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#679D8A is a cyan with RGB values 103, 157, 138 and HSL 159°, 22%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#679D8A#679D8A
HEX#679D8A
RGBrgb(103, 157, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6157, 0.5412
RGB percentages40.4%, 61.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(158.9, 21.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.9, 34.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK34.4%, 0%, 12.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,790,538
CSS custom property--colour: #679D8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#986275
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D677A
Analogous#679D6F, #67959D
Triadic#8A679D, #9D8A67
Split complementary#9D6795, #9D6F67
Tetradic#6F679D, #9D677A, #959D67
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R103
G157
B138
Red103 (40.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue158.89°
Saturation (HSL)21.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9D · B 8A
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