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#67bbcb

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Sky Blue

RGB
103, 187, 203
HSL
190°, 49%, 60%
CMYK
49, 8, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4274

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #67bbcb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#67bbcb
Hue
190°
cyan
Saturation
49%
vivid
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
66%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4274
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
92/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
9.55:1
Closest name
Sky Blue
ΔE2000 7.9
Where it sits
Hue190° of 360°
Saturation49%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool92% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#67bbcb
RGBrgb(103, 187, 203)
HSLhsl(190, 49%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(71.4 -21.2 -16.0)
LCHlch(71.4 26.5 217.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.745 0.085 211.3)
Decimal6798283
Display P3color(display-p3 0.404 0.733 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #67bbcb;
background-color: #67bbcb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#67bbcb] bg-[#67bbcb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #67bbcb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.404, green: 0.733, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#67bbcb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF67BBCB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 187, 103)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #67bbcb · 9.55:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.55:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #67bbcb as text scores 2.20:1 on white and 9.55:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#67bbcb on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#67bbcb on black: 9.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #AEB6CC
deuteranopia · #9EAACB
tritanopia · #2CC2C0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #67bbcb is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4F9FA
#EAF4F6
#D0E8EC
#ABDAE2
#82C7D4
#67bbcb
#3EA3B6
#348898
#2A6D7A
#225059
#153237
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4F9FADarkest = 950 · #153237
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4F9FA;
  --brand-100: #EAF4F6;
  --brand-200: #D0E8EC;
  --brand-300: #ABDAE2;
  --brand-400: #82C7D4;
  --brand-500: #67bbcb;
  --brand-600: #3EA3B6;
  --brand-700: #348898;
  --brand-800: #2A6D7A;
  --brand-900: #225059;
  --brand-950: #153237;
  --brand: #67bbcb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #67bbcb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C2E4EA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B8E9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CF636D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#21555F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF6F8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142224
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #67bbcb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CB7767
Analogous left#67CBA9
Analogous right#6789CB
Split-complement 1#CB6789
Split-complement 2#CBA967
Triadic 1#CB67BB
Triadic 2#BBCB67
Tetradic#A967CB

RGB percentages

Red40.4%
Green73.3%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan49.3%
Magenta7.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#67bbcb text on a black background

contrast 9.55:1

Card sample

#67bbcb text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #67bbcb;
Background color
Panel with #67bbcb background
background-color: #67bbcb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #67bbcb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(103, 187, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(103, 187, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #67bbcb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #67bbcb, #6778CB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #67bbcb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#67bbcb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#67bbcb, answered

What color is #67bbcb?

#67bbcb is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Sky Blue (ΔE2000 7.9). It sits at 190° on the hue wheel with 49% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #67bbcb?

rgb(103, 187, 203) — 103 red, 187 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 40.4% / 73.3% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #67bbcb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4274 and perceived brightness is 66%, so black text on it reaches 9.55:1.

Should I use black or white text on #67bbcb?

Black. It scores 9.55:1 against #67bbcb, versus 2.20:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #67bbcb?

#CB7767 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CB6789 and #CBA967, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #67bbcb?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C2E4EA for borders, #4B8E9B for secondary text, #CF636D as an accent and #21555F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #67CBA9 and #6789CB stays calm, while #CB7767 is the loudest partner.

What is #67bbcb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #67bbcb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 92 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #67CBB6; nudged cooler, #65A3CD.

Work with #67bbcb in the Color Lab