What color is #666385?

#666385 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666385?

The RGB value is 102, 99, 133: 102 red, 99 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666385?

The complementary color is #828563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666385?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666385 color

#666385 rgb(102, 99, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #666385 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.8% green and 52.2% blue (102, 99, 133).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#666385 color codes

HEX	`#666385`
RGB	`rgb(102, 99, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.42, 9.02, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.42, 20.51, 296.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.174, 13.442, 24.034)`
Decimal	`6710149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666385, 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 #666385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #666385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666385; }
.text { color: #666385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 99 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666385, #776385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666385?: #666385 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666385?: The RGB value is 102, 99, 133: 102 red, 99 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666385?: The complementary color is #828563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666385?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.