What color is #67A69E?

#67A69E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67A69E?

The RGB value is 103, 166, 158: 103 red, 166 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67A69E?

The complementary color is #A6676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67A69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67A69E color

#67A69E rgb(103, 166, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #67A69E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 65.1% green and 62% blue (103, 166, 158).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#67A69E color codes

HEX	`#67A69E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 166, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 65.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, -22.15, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 22.26, 185.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.399, 32.623, 37.3)`
Decimal	`6792862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67A69E, 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 #67A69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#67A69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #67A69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67a69e; }
.text { color: #67a69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67a69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 166 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67a69e, #678ea6); }

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Questions

What color is #67A69E?: #67A69E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67A69E?: The RGB value is 103, 166, 158: 103 red, 166 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67A69E?: The complementary color is #A6676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67A69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.