What color is #66889C?

#66889C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Treasure Map Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66889C?

The RGB value is 102, 136, 156: 102 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66889C?

The complementary color is #9C7A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66889C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66889C color

#66889C rgb(102, 136, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66889C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.3% green and 61.2% blue (102, 136, 156).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Map Waters (#658FAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#66889C color codes

HEX	`#66889C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 136, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -6.81, -14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 16, 244.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.282, 22.832, 34.784)`
Decimal	`6719644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66889C, 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 #66889C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66889C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #66889C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66889c; }
.text { color: #66889c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66889c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 136 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66889c, #666d9c); }

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Questions

What color is #66889C?: #66889C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Treasure Map Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66889C?: The RGB value is 102, 136, 156: 102 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66889C?: The complementary color is #9C7A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66889C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.