What color is #67829C?

#67829C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67829C?

The RGB value is 103, 130, 156: 103 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67829C?

The complementary color is #9C8167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67829C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67829C color

#67829C rgb(103, 130, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #67829C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51% green and 61.2% blue (103, 130, 156).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#67829C color codes

HEX	`#67829C`
RGB	`rgb(103, 130, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, -3.09, -17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 17.3, 259.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.575, 21.248, 34.516)`
Decimal	`6783644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67829C, 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 #67829C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67829C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #67829C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67829c; }
.text { color: #67829c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67829c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 130 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67829c, #67679c); }

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Questions

What color is #67829C?: #67829C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67829C?: The RGB value is 103, 130, 156: 103 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67829C?: The complementary color is #9C8167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67829C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.