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#667C85 Color

#667C85 is rgb(102, 124, 133) in RGB, hsl(197, 13%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Gray (#708090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#667C85
HEX#667C85
RGBrgb(102, 124, 133)
HSLhsl(197, 13%, 46%)
HSVhsv(197, 23%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.029 224.6)
LABlab(50.48% -6.69 -7.72)
LCHlch(50.48% 10.22 229.09)

What #667C85 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #667C85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Gray#708090ΔE 5.06Steel#71797EΔE 5.88Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 7.15Cadet#536872ΔE 7.96Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 8.63Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 8.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#667C85 Channel Values

How #667C85 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 124 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 13% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 23% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #667C85 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #667C85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #667C85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #667C85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#667C85
Complementary
#856F66
Analogous
#66857E
Analogous
#666D85
Triadic
#85667C
Triadic
#7C8566
Split comp.
#85666D
Split comp.
#857E66

Tints & Shades of #667C85

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#788E97
#8FA1A8
#A3B2B8
#BAC5CA
#CED6D9
#E5E9EB

Shades

#596C73
#4B5C62
#3E4B51
#313B3F
#232B2E
#161B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #667C85.

How #667C85 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#667C85
Protanopia#797985
Protanomaly#727A85
Deuteranopia#757585
Deuteranomaly#6F7885
Tritanopia#647D7D
Tritanomaly#657D80
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #667C85 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-667c85: #667C85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #667C85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-667c85': '#667C85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.486, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_667c85">#667C85</color>
SVG fillfill="#667C85"

More Teal Colors

#667C85 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#667C85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #667C85?

#667C85 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(102, 124, 133) in RGB and hsl(197, 13%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #667C85?

#667C85 is rgb(102, 124, 133) — red 102, green 124, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #667C85?

#667C85 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #667C85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #667C85 scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #667C85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #667C85 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 5.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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