What color is #668195?

#668195 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668195?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 149: 102 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668195?

The complementary color is #957A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668195 color

#668195 rgb(102, 129, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #668195 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 58.4% blue (102, 129, 149).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#668195 color codes

HEX	`#668195`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, -4.67, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 14.65, 251.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.753, 20.694, 31.434)`
Decimal	`6717845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668195, 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 #668195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #668195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668195; }
.text { color: #668195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668195, #666a95); }

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Questions

What color is #668195?: #668195 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668195?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 149: 102 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668195?: The complementary color is #957A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.