What color is #67808C?

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

What is the RGB value of #67808C?

The RGB value is 103, 128, 140: 103 red, 128 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67808C?

The complementary color is #8C7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67808C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67808C color

#67808C rgb(103, 128, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67808C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 50.2% green and 54.9% blue (103, 128, 140).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#67808C color codes

HEX	`#67808C`
RGB	`rgb(103, 128, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 50.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, -6.07, -9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 11.22, 237.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.045, 20.215, 27.757)`
Decimal	`6783116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67808C, 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 #67808C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67808C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #67808C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67808c; }
.text { color: #67808c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67808c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 128 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67808c, #676e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #67808C?: #67808C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67808C?: The RGB value is 103, 128, 140: 103 red, 128 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67808C?: The complementary color is #8C7367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67808C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.