What color is #67979C?

#67979C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67979C?

The RGB value is 103, 151, 156: 103 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67979C?

The complementary color is #9C6C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67979C color

#67979C rgb(103, 151, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #67979C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (103, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#67979C color codes

HEX	`#67979C`
RGB	`rgb(103, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, -14.79, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 16.71, 207.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.659, 27.416, 35.544)`
Decimal	`6789020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67979C, 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 #67979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#67979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #67979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67979c; }
.text { color: #67979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67979c, #677d9c); }

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Questions

What color is #67979C?: #67979C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67979C?: The RGB value is 103, 151, 156: 103 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67979C?: The complementary color is #9C6C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.