What color is #667AAA?

#667AAA 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 #667AAA?

The RGB value is 102, 122, 170: 102 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667AAA?

The complementary color is #AA9666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667AAA color

#667AAA rgb(102, 122, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667AAA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.8% green and 66.7% blue (102, 122, 170).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#667AAA color codes

HEX	`#667AAA`
RGB	`rgb(102, 122, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, 5.2, -27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 28.38, 280.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.692, 19.645, 40.777)`
Decimal	`6716074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667AAA, 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 #667AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #667AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667aaa; }
.text { color: #667aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 122 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667aaa, #7466aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #667AAA?: #667AAA 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 #667AAA?: The RGB value is 102, 122, 170: 102 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667AAA?: The complementary color is #AA9666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.