What color is #668184?

#668184 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668184?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 132: 102 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668184?

The complementary color is #846966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668184 color

#668184 rgb(102, 129, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #668184 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (102, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#668184 color codes

HEX	`#668184`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, -8.92, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 10.13, 208.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.493, 20.191, 24.801)`
Decimal	`6717828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668184, 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 #668184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	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 #668184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668184; }
.text { color: #668184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668184, #667284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #668184?: #668184 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668184?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 132: 102 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668184?: The complementary color is #846966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.