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Colour

#679D8B

  • #679D8B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#679D8B is a cyan with RGB values 103, 157, 139 and HSL 160°, 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

#679D8B#679D8B
HEX#679D8B
RGBrgb(103, 157, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.6157, 0.5451
RGB percentages40.4%, 61.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(160, 21.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 34.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK34.4%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,790,539
CSS custom property--colour: #679D8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 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#986274

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A968Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91908Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#589E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
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

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Dark cyan · ΔE 17.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D6779
Analogous#679D70, #67949D
Triadic#8B679D, #9D8B67
Split complementary#9D6794, #9D7067
Tetradic#70679D, #9D6779, #949D67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EDEA
Lighter +30%#C4D9D2
Lighter +20%#A5C5BA
Lighter +10%#86B1A3
Darker −10%#527F70
Darker −20%#3E6055
Darker −30%#2A4139
Darker −40%#16221E
More saturated +25%#48BC95
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R103
G157
B139
Red103 (40.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)21.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 67 · G 9D · B 8B

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