What color is #666A95?

#666A95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666A95?

The RGB value is 102, 106, 149: 102 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666A95?

The complementary color is #959166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666A95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666A95 color

#666A95 rgb(102, 106, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #666A95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.6% green and 58.4% blue (102, 106, 149).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#666A95 color codes

HEX	`#666A95`
RGB	`rgb(102, 106, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.05, 8.97, -23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.05, 25.56, 290.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.057, 15.302, 30.536)`
Decimal	`6711957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666A95, 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 #666A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #666A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666a95; }
.text { color: #666a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 106 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666a95, #796695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #666A95?: #666A95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666A95?: The RGB value is 102, 106, 149: 102 red, 106 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666A95?: The complementary color is #959166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666A95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.