What color is #667A5E?

#667A5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667A5E?

The RGB value is 102, 122, 94: 102 red, 122 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667A5E?

The complementary color is #725E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667A5E?

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

#667A5E color

#667A5E rgb(102, 122, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #667A5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.8% green and 36.9% blue (102, 122, 94).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#667A5E color codes

HEX	`#667A5E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 122, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, -13.03, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 18.38, 135.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.459, 17.552, 13.214)`
Decimal	`6715998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667A5E, 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 #667A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #667A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667a5e; }
.text { color: #667a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 122 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667a5e, #5e7a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #667A5E?: #667A5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667A5E?: The RGB value is 102, 122, 94: 102 red, 122 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667A5E?: The complementary color is #725E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.