What color is #66859D?

#66859D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66859D?

The RGB value is 102, 133, 157: 102 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66859D?

The complementary color is #9D7E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66859D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66859D color

#66859D rgb(102, 133, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66859D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.2% green and 61.6% blue (102, 133, 157).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#66859D color codes

HEX	`#66859D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 133, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, -4.84, -16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 17.03, 253.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.951, 22.033, 35.093)`
Decimal	`6718877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66859D, 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 #66859D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66859D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #66859D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66859d; }
.text { color: #66859d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66859d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 133 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66859d, #66699d); }

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Questions

What color is #66859D?: #66859D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66859D?: The RGB value is 102, 133, 157: 102 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66859D?: The complementary color is #9D7E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66859D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.