What color is #667D89?

#667D89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667D89?

The RGB value is 102, 125, 137: 102 red, 125 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667D89?

The complementary color is #897266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667D89 color

#667D89 rgb(102, 125, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667D89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 49% green and 53.7% blue (102, 125, 137).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#667D89 color codes

HEX	`#667D89`
RGB	`rgb(102, 125, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 49%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.03, -5.43, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.03, 10.73, 239.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.327, 19.298, 26.474)`
Decimal	`6716809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667D89, 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 #667D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #667D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667d89; }
.text { color: #667d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 125 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667d89, #666c89); }

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Questions

What color is #667D89?: #667D89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667D89?: The RGB value is 102, 125, 137: 102 red, 125 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667D89?: The complementary color is #897266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.