What color is #668890?

#668890 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668890?

The RGB value is 102, 136, 144: 102 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668890?

The complementary color is #906E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668890 color

#668890 rgb(102, 136, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #668890 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.3% green and 56.5% blue (102, 136, 144).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#668890 color codes

HEX	`#668890`
RGB	`rgb(102, 136, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.5, -9.9, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.5, 12.82, 219.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.316, 22.446, 29.695)`
Decimal	`6719632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668890, 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 #668890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #668890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668890; }
.text { color: #668890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 136 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668890, #667390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #668890?: #668890 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668890?: The RGB value is 102, 136, 144: 102 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668890?: The complementary color is #906E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.