What color is #67727B?

#67727B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67727B?

The RGB value is 103, 114, 123: 103 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67727B?

The complementary color is #7B7067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67727B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67727B color

#67727B rgb(103, 114, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67727B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.7% green and 48.2% blue (103, 114, 123).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#67727B color codes

HEX	`#67727B`
RGB	`rgb(103, 114, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -2.09, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 6.69, 251.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.185, 16.348, 21.09)`
Decimal	`6779515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67727B, 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 #67727B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67727B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #67727B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67727b; }
.text { color: #67727b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67727b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 114 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67727b, #67687b); }

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Questions

What color is #67727B?: #67727B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67727B?: The RGB value is 103, 114, 123: 103 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67727B?: The complementary color is #7B7067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67727B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.