What color is #667888?

#667888 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667888?

The RGB value is 102, 120, 136: 102 red, 120 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667888?

The complementary color is #887666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667888 color

#667888 rgb(102, 120, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667888 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.1% green and 53.3% blue (102, 120, 136).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#667888 color codes

HEX	`#667888`
RGB	`rgb(102, 120, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, -2.79, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 11.26, 255.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.639, 18.035, 25.892)`
Decimal	`6715528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667888, 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 #667888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #667888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667888; }
.text { color: #667888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 120 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667888, #666788); }

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Questions

What color is #667888?: #667888 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667888?: The RGB value is 102, 120, 136: 102 red, 120 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667888?: The complementary color is #887666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.