What color is #667AA4?

#667AA4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667AA4?

The RGB value is 102, 122, 164: 102 red, 122 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667AA4?

The complementary color is #A49066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667AA4 color

#667AA4 rgb(102, 122, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667AA4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.8% green and 64.3% blue (102, 122, 164).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#667AA4 color codes

HEX	`#667AA4`
RGB	`rgb(102, 122, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, 3.49, -24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 25.05, 278.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.138, 19.423, 37.855)`
Decimal	`6716068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667AA4, 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 #667AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #667AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667aa4; }
.text { color: #667aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 122 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667aa4, #7166a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667AA4?: #667AA4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667AA4?: The RGB value is 102, 122, 164: 102 red, 122 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667AA4?: The complementary color is #A49066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.