What color is #67789F?

#67789F 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 #67789F?

The RGB value is 103, 120, 159: 103 red, 120 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67789F?

The complementary color is #9F8E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67789F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67789F color

#67789F rgb(103, 120, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #67789F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.1% green and 62.4% blue (103, 120, 159).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#67789F color codes

HEX	`#67789F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 120, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, 3.58, -22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 23.25, 278.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.566, 18.819, 35.448)`
Decimal	`6781087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67789F, 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 #67789F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67789F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #67789F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67789f; }
.text { color: #67789f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67789f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 120 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67789f, #72679f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #67789F?: #67789F 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 #67789F?: The RGB value is 103, 120, 159: 103 red, 120 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67789F?: The complementary color is #9F8E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67789F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.