What color is #667988?

#667988 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 #667988?

The RGB value is 102, 121, 136: 102 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667988?

The complementary color is #887566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667988 color

#667988 rgb(102, 121, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667988 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.5% green and 53.3% blue (102, 121, 136).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#667988 color codes

HEX	`#667988`
RGB	`rgb(102, 121, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 11%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -3.37, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 11, 252.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.76, 18.277, 25.932)`
Decimal	`6715784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667988, 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 #667988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #667988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667988; }
.text { color: #667988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 121 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667988, #666888); }

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Questions

What color is #667988?: #667988 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 #667988?: The RGB value is 102, 121, 136: 102 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667988?: The complementary color is #887566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.