What color is #667987?

#667987 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667987?

The RGB value is 102, 121, 135: 102 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667987?

The complementary color is #877466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667987 color

#667987 rgb(102, 121, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667987 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (102, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#667987 color codes

HEX	`#667987`
RGB	`rgb(102, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, -3.62, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 10.57, 249.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.689, 18.248, 25.56)`
Decimal	`6715783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667987, 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 #667987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #667987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667987; }
.text { color: #667987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667987, #666887); }

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Questions

What color is #667987?: #667987 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667987?: The RGB value is 102, 121, 135: 102 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667987?: The complementary color is #877466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.