What color is #67848E?

#67848E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67848E?

The RGB value is 103, 132, 142: 103 red, 132 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67848E?

The complementary color is #8E7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67848E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67848E color

#67848E rgb(103, 132, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67848E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 51.8% green and 55.7% blue (103, 132, 142).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#67848E color codes

HEX	`#67848E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 132, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 51.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -7.84, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 11.75, 228.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.726, 21.338, 28.718)`
Decimal	`6784142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67848E, 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 #67848E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67848E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #67848E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67848e; }
.text { color: #67848e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67848e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 132 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67848e, #67718e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #67848E?: #67848E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67848E?: The RGB value is 103, 132, 142: 103 red, 132 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67848E?: The complementary color is #8E7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67848E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.