What color is #668486?

#668486 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668486?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 134: 102 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668486?

The complementary color is #866866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668486 color

#668486 rgb(102, 132, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #668486 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (102, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#668486 color codes

HEX	`#668486`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, -10.12, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 11.1, 204.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.033, 21.048, 25.662)`
Decimal	`6718598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668486, 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 #668486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #668486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668486; }
.text { color: #668486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668486, #667486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #668486?: #668486 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668486?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 134: 102 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668486?: The complementary color is #866866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.