What color is #66688F?

#66688F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66688F?

The RGB value is 102, 104, 143: 102 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66688F?

The complementary color is #8F8D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66688F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66688F color

#66688F rgb(102, 104, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66688F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.8% green and 56.1% blue (102, 104, 143).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#66688F color codes

HEX	`#66688F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 104, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 8.57, -21.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 23.26, 291.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.386, 14.708, 28.01)`
Decimal	`6711439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66688F, 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 #66688F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66688F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #66688F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66688f; }
.text { color: #66688f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66688f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 104 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66688f, #78668f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #66688F?: #66688F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66688F?: The RGB value is 102, 104, 143: 102 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66688F?: The complementary color is #8F8D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66688F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.