What color is #67A79F?

#67A79F 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 #67A79F?

The RGB value is 103, 167, 159: 103 red, 167 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67A79F?

The complementary color is #A7676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67A79F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67A79F color

#67A79F rgb(103, 167, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #67A79F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 65.5% green and 62.4% blue (103, 167, 159).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#67A79F color codes

HEX	`#67A79F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 167, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 65.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, -22.41, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 22.53, 185.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.668, 33.022, 37.816)`
Decimal	`6793119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67A79F, 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 #67A79F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#67A79F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #67A79F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67a79f; }
.text { color: #67a79f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67a79f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 167 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67a79f, #678fa7); }

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Questions

What color is #67A79F?: #67A79F 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 #67A79F?: The RGB value is 103, 167, 159: 103 red, 167 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67A79F?: The complementary color is #A7676F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67A79F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.