What color is #66829C?

#66829C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66829C?

The RGB value is 102, 130, 156: 102 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66829C?

The complementary color is #9C8066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66829C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66829C color

#66829C rgb(102, 130, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66829C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51% green and 61.2% blue (102, 130, 156).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#66829C color codes

HEX	`#66829C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 130, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -3.39, -17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 17.46, 258.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.461, 21.189, 34.511)`
Decimal	`6718108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66829C, 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 #66829C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66829C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #66829C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66829c; }
.text { color: #66829c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66829c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 130 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66829c, #66679c); }

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Questions

What color is #66829C?: #66829C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66829C?: The RGB value is 102, 130, 156: 102 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66829C?: The complementary color is #9C8066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66829C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.