What color is #667E7E?

#667E7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667E7E?

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

What is the complementary color of #667E7E?

The complementary color is #7E6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667E7E color

#667E7E rgb(102, 126, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667E7E is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Blue Blood (#6B7F81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#667E7E color codes

HEX	`#667E7E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 126, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 49.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -8.64, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 9.1, 198.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.705, 19.252, 22.571)`
Decimal	`6717054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667E7E, 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 #667E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #667E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667e7e; }
.text { color: #667e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 126 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667e7e, #66727e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #667E7E?: #667E7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Blue Blood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667E7E?: The RGB value is 102, 126, 126: 102 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667E7E?: The complementary color is #7E6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.