What color is #667FA3?

#667FA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667FA3?

The RGB value is 102, 127, 163: 102 red, 127 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667FA3?

The complementary color is #A38A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667FA3 color

#667FA3 rgb(102, 127, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667FA3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 49.8% green and 63.9% blue (102, 127, 163).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#667FA3 color codes

HEX	`#667FA3`
RGB	`rgb(102, 127, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 49.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 22%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 0.27, -22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 22.1, 270.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.678, 20.647, 37.592)`
Decimal	`6717347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667FA3, 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 #667FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #667FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667fa3; }
.text { color: #667fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 127 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667fa3, #6b66a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #667FA3?: #667FA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667FA3?: The RGB value is 102, 127, 163: 102 red, 127 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667FA3?: The complementary color is #A38A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.