What color is #67747E?

#67747E 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 #67747E?

The RGB value is 103, 116, 126: 103 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67747E?

The complementary color is #7E7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67747E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67747E color

#67747E rgb(103, 116, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67747E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (103, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#67747E color codes

HEX	`#67747E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.11, -2.55, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.11, 7.57, 250.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.604, 16.88, 22.171)`
Decimal	`6780030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67747E, 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 #67747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #67747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67747e; }
.text { color: #67747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67747e, #67697e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #67747E?: #67747E 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 #67747E?: The RGB value is 103, 116, 126: 103 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67747E?: The complementary color is #7E7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67747E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.