What color is #667389?

#667389 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667389?

The RGB value is 102, 115, 137: 102 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667389?

The complementary color is #897C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667389 color

#667389 rgb(102, 115, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667389 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.1% green and 53.7% blue (102, 115, 137).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#667389 color codes

HEX	`#667389`
RGB	`rgb(102, 115, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, 0.4, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 13.64, 271.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.124, 16.892, 26.073)`
Decimal	`6714249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667389, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #667389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #667389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667389; }
.text { color: #667389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 115 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667389, #6b6689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667389?: #667389 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667389?: The RGB value is 102, 115, 137: 102 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667389?: The complementary color is #897C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.