What color is #67808A?

#67808A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67808A?

The RGB value is 103, 128, 138: 103 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67808A?

The complementary color is #8A7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67808A color

#67808A rgb(103, 128, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67808A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (103, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#67808A color codes

HEX	`#67808A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.01, -6.57, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.01, 10.64, 231.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.899, 20.156, 26.987)`
Decimal	`6783114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67808A, 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 #67808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #67808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67808a; }
.text { color: #67808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67808a, #676f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #67808A?: #67808A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67808A?: The RGB value is 103, 128, 138: 103 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67808A?: The complementary color is #8A7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.