What color is #668294?

#668294 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 #668294?

The RGB value is 102, 130, 148: 102 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668294?

The complementary color is #947866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668294 color

#668294 rgb(102, 130, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #668294 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51% green and 58% blue (102, 130, 148).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 12% 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 5.19:1).

#668294 color codes

HEX	`#668294`
RGB	`rgb(102, 130, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.87, -5.5, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.87, 14.04, 246.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.806, 20.927, 31.06)`
Decimal	`6718100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668294, 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 #668294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #668294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668294; }
.text { color: #668294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 130 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668294, #666b94); }

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Questions

What color is #668294?: #668294 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 #668294?: The RGB value is 102, 130, 148: 102 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668294?: The complementary color is #947866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.