What color is #668883?

#668883 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668883?

The RGB value is 102, 136, 131: 102 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668883?

The complementary color is #88666B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668883?

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.

#668883 color

#668883 rgb(102, 136, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #668883 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.3% green and 51.4% blue (102, 136, 131).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#668883 color codes

HEX	`#668883`
RGB	`rgb(102, 136, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, -13.03, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 13.09, 185.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.379, 22.071, 24.76)`
Decimal	`6719619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668883, 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 #668883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668883 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 #668883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668883; }
.text { color: #668883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 136 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668883, #667c88); }

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Questions

What color is #668883?: #668883 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668883?: The RGB value is 102, 136, 131: 102 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668883?: The complementary color is #88666B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668883?: 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.