What color is #67BABD?

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

What is the RGB value of #67BABD?

The RGB value is 103, 186, 189: 103 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67BABD?

The complementary color is #BD6A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67BABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67BABD color

#67BABD rgb(103, 186, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #67BABD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 72.9% green and 74.1% blue (103, 186, 189).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#67BABD color codes

HEX	`#67BABD`
RGB	`rgb(103, 186, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 72.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 46%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, -24.43, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 26.17, 201.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.334, 41.673, 54.474)`
Decimal	`6798013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67BABD, 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 #67BABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#67BABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #67BABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67babd; }
.text { color: #67babd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67babd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 186 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67babd, #678fbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #67BABD?: #67BABD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67BABD?: The RGB value is 103, 186, 189: 103 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67BABD?: The complementary color is #BD6A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67BABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.