What color is #66869D?

#66869D 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 #66869D?

The RGB value is 102, 134, 157: 102 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66869D?

The complementary color is #9D7D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66869D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66869D color

#66869D rgb(102, 134, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66869D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.5% green and 61.6% blue (102, 134, 157).

Its hue angle is 205°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#66869D color codes

HEX	`#66869D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 134, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, -5.41, -15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 16.78, 251.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.088, 22.308, 35.139)`
Decimal	`6719133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66869D, 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 #66869D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66869D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #66869D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66869d; }
.text { color: #66869d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66869d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 134 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66869d, #666b9d); }

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Questions

What color is #66869D?: #66869D 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 #66869D?: The RGB value is 102, 134, 157: 102 red, 134 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66869D?: The complementary color is #9D7D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66869D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.