What color is #667E6B?

#667E6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667E6B?

The RGB value is 102, 126, 107: 102 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667E6B?

The complementary color is #7E6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667E6B color

#667E6B rgb(102, 126, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #667E6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (102, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#667E6B color codes

HEX	`#667E6B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, -12.75, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 14.79, 149.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.594, 18.808, 16.716)`
Decimal	`6717035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667E6B, 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 #667E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #667E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667e6b; }
.text { color: #667e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667e6b, #667e77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #667E6B?: #667E6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667E6B?: The RGB value is 102, 126, 107: 102 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667E6B?: The complementary color is #7E6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.