What color is #67697E?

#67697E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67697E?

The RGB value is 103, 105, 126: 103 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67697E?

The complementary color is #7E7C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67697E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67697E color

#67697E rgb(103, 105, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67697E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (103, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#67697E color codes

HEX	`#67697E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.93, 3.98, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.93, 12.55, 288.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.41, 14.493, 21.773)`
Decimal	`6777214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67697E, 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 #67697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	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 #67697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67697e; }
.text { color: #67697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67697e, #71677e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #67697E?: #67697E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67697E?: The RGB value is 103, 105, 126: 103 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67697E?: The complementary color is #7E7C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67697E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.