What color is #67B8EA?

#67B8EA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67B8EA?

The RGB value is 103, 184, 234: 103 red, 184 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67B8EA?

The complementary color is #EA9967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67B8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67B8EA color

#67B8EA rgb(103, 184, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #67B8EA is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 72.2% green and 91.8% blue (103, 184, 234).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 76% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Malibu (#66B7E1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#67B8EA color codes

HEX	`#67B8EA`
RGB	`rgb(103, 184, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 72.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 76%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 56%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 21%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, -10.71, -32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 34.19, 251.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.58, 43.102, 84.165)`
Decimal	`6797546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67B8EA, 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 #67B8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#67B8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #67B8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67b8ea; }
.text { color: #67b8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67b8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 184 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67b8ea, #6777ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #67B8EA?: #67B8EA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67B8EA?: The RGB value is 103, 184, 234: 103 red, 184 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67B8EA?: The complementary color is #EA9967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67B8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.