What color is #67738F?

#67738F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67738F?

The RGB value is 103, 115, 143: 103 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67738F?

The complementary color is #8F8367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67738F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67738F color

#67738F rgb(103, 115, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #67738F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 45.1% green and 56.1% blue (103, 115, 143).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#67738F color codes

HEX	`#67738F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 115, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 45.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.42, 2.26, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.42, 16.88, 277.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.681, 17.128, 28.408)`
Decimal	`6779791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67738F, 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 #67738F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67738F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #67738F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67738f; }
.text { color: #67738f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67738f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 115 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67738f, #6f678f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #67738F?: #67738F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67738F?: The RGB value is 103, 115, 143: 103 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67738F?: The complementary color is #8F8367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67738F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.