What color is #666A84?

#666A84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666A84?

The RGB value is 102, 106, 132: 102 red, 106 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666A84?

The complementary color is #848066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666A84 color

#666A84 rgb(102, 106, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #666A84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.6% green and 51.8% blue (102, 106, 132).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#666A84 color codes

HEX	`#666A84`
RGB	`rgb(102, 106, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, 4.51, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 15.53, 286.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.797, 14.798, 23.902)`
Decimal	`6711940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666A84, 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 #666A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #666A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666a84; }
.text { color: #666a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 106 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666a84, #716684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666A84?: #666A84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666A84?: The RGB value is 102, 106, 132: 102 red, 106 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666A84?: The complementary color is #848066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.