What color is #668DC4?

#668DC4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668DC4?

The RGB value is 102, 141, 196: 102 red, 141 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668DC4?

The complementary color is #C49D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668DC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668DC4 color

#668DC4 rgb(102, 141, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #668DC4 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 55.3% green and 76.9% blue (102, 141, 196).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 44% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#668DC4 color codes

HEX	`#668DC4`
RGB	`rgb(102, 141, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 55.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 44%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 48%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 28%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, 1.66, -32.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 32.76, 272.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.965, 25.858, 55.89)`
Decimal	`6720964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668DC4, 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 #668DC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668DC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #668DC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668dc4; }
.text { color: #668dc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668dc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 141 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668dc4, #6e66c4); }

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Questions

What color is #668DC4?: #668DC4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668DC4?: The RGB value is 102, 141, 196: 102 red, 141 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668DC4?: The complementary color is #C49D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668DC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.