What color is #666A86?

#666A86 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 #666A86?

The RGB value is 102, 106, 134: 102 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666A86?

The complementary color is #868266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666A86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666A86 color

#666A86 rgb(102, 106, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #666A86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.6% green and 52.5% blue (102, 106, 134).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#666A86 color codes

HEX	`#666A86`
RGB	`rgb(102, 106, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, 5.02, -15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 16.71, 287.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.936, 14.854, 24.63)`
Decimal	`6711942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666A86, 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 #666A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #666A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666a86; }
.text { color: #666a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 106 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666a86, #726686); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666A86?: #666A86 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 #666A86?: The RGB value is 102, 106, 134: 102 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666A86?: The complementary color is #868266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666A86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.