What color is #667396?

#667396 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667396?

The RGB value is 102, 115, 150: 102 red, 115 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667396?

The complementary color is #968966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667396?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667396 color

#667396 rgb(102, 115, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667396 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.1% green and 58.8% blue (102, 115, 150).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#667396 color codes

HEX	`#667396`
RGB	`rgb(102, 115, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.62, 3.8, -20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.62, 20.91, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.114, 17.288, 31.283)`
Decimal	`6714262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667396, 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 #667396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #667396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667396; }
.text { color: #667396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 115 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667396, #716696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667396?: #667396 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667396?: The RGB value is 102, 115, 150: 102 red, 115 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667396?: The complementary color is #968966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667396?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.