What color is #67878E?

#67878E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67878E?

The RGB value is 103, 135, 142: 103 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67878E?

The complementary color is #8E6E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67878E color

#67878E rgb(103, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #67878E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (103, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#67878E color codes

HEX	`#67878E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -9.53, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 12.08, 217.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.138, 22.164, 28.856)`
Decimal	`6784910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67878E, 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 #67878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #67878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67878e; }
.text { color: #67878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67878e, #67748e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #67878E?: #67878E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67878E?: The RGB value is 103, 135, 142: 103 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67878E?: The complementary color is #8E6E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.