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#678089 Color

#678089 is rgb(103, 128, 137) in RGB, hsl(196, 14%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Gray (#708090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#678089
HEX#678089
RGBrgb(103, 128, 137)
HSLhsl(196, 14%, 47%)
HSVhsv(196, 25%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.032 221.8)
LABlab(51.85% -7.71 -8.03)
LCHlch(51.85% 11.14 226.15)

What #678089 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #678089, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Gray#708090ΔE 5.26Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 6.65Steel#71797EΔE 7.03Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 7.14Roman Silver#838996ΔE 9.05Cadet#536872ΔE 9.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#678089 Channel Values

How #678089 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 103 · G 128 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 14% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 25% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #678089 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #678089 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #678089

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #678089; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#678089
Complementary
#897067
Analogous
#678981
Analogous
#676F89
Triadic
#896780
Triadic
#808967
Split comp.
#89676F
Split comp.
#898167

Tints & Shades of #678089

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#79919A
#91A4AC
#A5B5BB
#B9C6CA
#CED6DA
#E5EAEB

Shades

#5A6F77
#4D5F66
#404F54
#303C40
#232B2F
#161B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #678089.

How #678089 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#678089
Protanopia#7C7C89
Protanomaly#747E89
Deuteranopia#78788A
Deuteranomaly#727C89
Tritanopia#658181
Tritanomaly#668184
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #678089 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-678089: #678089;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #678089;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-678089': '#678089' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.404, green: 0.502, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_678089">#678089</color>
SVG fillfill="#678089"

More Teal Colors

#678089 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#678089 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #678089?

#678089 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(103, 128, 137) in RGB and hsl(196, 14%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #678089?

#678089 is rgb(103, 128, 137) — red 103, green 128, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #678089?

#678089 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #678089 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #678089 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #678089 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #678089 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 5.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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