What color is #668185?

#668185 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668185?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 133: 102 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668185?

The complementary color is #856A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668185 color

#668185 rgb(102, 129, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #668185 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 52.2% blue (102, 129, 133).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#668185 color codes

HEX	`#668185`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, -8.68, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 10.19, 211.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.562, 20.218, 25.163)`
Decimal	`6717829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668185, 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 #668185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #668185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668185; }
.text { color: #668185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668185, #667185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #668185?: #668185 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668185?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 133: 102 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668185?: The complementary color is #856A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.