What color is #667A9D?

#667A9D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667A9D?

The RGB value is 102, 122, 157: 102 red, 122 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667A9D?

The complementary color is #9D8966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667A9D color

#667A9D rgb(102, 122, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667A9D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.8% green and 61.6% blue (102, 122, 157).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#667A9D color codes

HEX	`#667A9D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 122, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 1.55, -21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 21.22, 274.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.523, 19.177, 34.617)`
Decimal	`6716061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667A9D, 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 #667A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #667A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667a9d; }
.text { color: #667a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 122 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667a9d, #6e669d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667A9D?: #667A9D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667A9D?: The RGB value is 102, 122, 157: 102 red, 122 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667A9D?: The complementary color is #9D8966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.