What color is #668188?

#668188 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668188?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 136: 102 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668188?

The complementary color is #886D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668188 color

#668188 rgb(102, 129, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #668188 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 53.3% blue (102, 129, 136).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#668188 color codes

HEX	`#668188`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.18, -7.95, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.18, 10.57, 221.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.772, 20.302, 26.27)`
Decimal	`6717832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668188, 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 #668188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #668188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668188; }
.text { color: #668188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668188, #667088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #668188?: #668188 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668188?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 136: 102 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668188?: The complementary color is #886D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.