What color is #666382?

#666382 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666382?

The RGB value is 102, 99, 130: 102 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666382?

The complementary color is #7F8263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666382 color

#666382 rgb(102, 99, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #666382 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.8% green and 51% blue (102, 99, 130).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#666382 color codes

HEX	`#666382`
RGB	`rgb(102, 99, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, 8.26, -16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 18.72, 296.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.97, 13.36, 22.958)`
Decimal	`6710146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666382, 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 #666382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	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 #666382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666382; }
.text { color: #666382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 99 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666382, #756382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666382?: #666382 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666382?: The RGB value is 102, 99, 130: 102 red, 99 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666382?: The complementary color is #7F8263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.