What color is #667495?

#667495 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 #667495?

The RGB value is 102, 116, 149: 102 red, 116 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667495?

The complementary color is #958766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667495?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667495 color

#667495 rgb(102, 116, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667495 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.5% green and 58.4% blue (102, 116, 149).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#667495 color codes

HEX	`#667495`
RGB	`rgb(102, 116, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.87, 2.94, -19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.87, 19.81, 278.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.148, 17.485, 30.899)`
Decimal	`6714517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667495, 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 #667495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #667495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667495; }
.text { color: #667495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 116 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667495, #706695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667495?: #667495 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 #667495?: The RGB value is 102, 116, 149: 102 red, 116 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667495?: The complementary color is #958766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667495?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.