What color is #667B9B?

#667B9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667B9B?

The RGB value is 102, 123, 155: 102 red, 123 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667B9B?

The complementary color is #9B8666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667B9B color

#667B9B rgb(102, 123, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667B9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 48.2% green and 60.8% blue (102, 123, 155).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#667B9B color codes

HEX	`#667B9B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 123, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 48.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, 0.42, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 19.69, 271.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.477, 19.356, 33.767)`
Decimal	`6716315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667B9B, 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 #667B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #667B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667b9b; }
.text { color: #667b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 123 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667b9b, #6b669b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667B9B?: #667B9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667B9B?: The RGB value is 102, 123, 155: 102 red, 123 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667B9B?: The complementary color is #9B8666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.