What color is #67AAB1?

#67AAB1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67AAB1?

The RGB value is 103, 170, 177: 103 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67AAB1?

The complementary color is #B16E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67AAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67AAB1 color

#67AAB1 rgb(103, 170, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #67AAB1 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 66.7% green and 69.4% blue (103, 170, 177).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#67AAB1 color codes

HEX	`#67AAB1`
RGB	`rgb(103, 170, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 66.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 42%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, -19.41, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 21.97, 207.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.901, 34.805, 46.834)`
Decimal	`6793905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67AAB1, 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 #67AAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#67AAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #67AAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67aab1; }
.text { color: #67aab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67aab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 170 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67aab1, #6785b1); }

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Questions

What color is #67AAB1?: #67AAB1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67AAB1?: The RGB value is 103, 170, 177: 103 red, 170 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67AAB1?: The complementary color is #B16E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67AAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.