What color is #67A1AB?

#67A1AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67A1AB?

The RGB value is 103, 161, 171: 103 red, 161 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67A1AB?

The complementary color is #AB7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67A1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67A1AB color

#67A1AB rgb(103, 161, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #67A1AB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 63.1% green and 67.1% blue (103, 161, 171).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#67A1AB color codes

HEX	`#67A1AB`
RGB	`rgb(103, 161, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 63.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.77, -16.26, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.77, 19.72, 214.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.686, 31.312, 43.21)`
Decimal	`6791595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67A1AB, 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 #67A1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#67A1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	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 #67A1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67a1ab; }
.text { color: #67a1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67a1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 161 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67a1ab, #677fab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #67A1AB?: #67A1AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67A1AB?: The RGB value is 103, 161, 171: 103 red, 161 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67A1AB?: The complementary color is #AB7167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67A1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.