What color is #668E98?

#668E98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668E98?

The RGB value is 102, 142, 152: 102 red, 142 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668E98?

The complementary color is #987066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668E98 color

#668E98 rgb(102, 142, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #668E98 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 55.7% green and 59.6% blue (102, 142, 152).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#668E98 color codes

HEX	`#668E98`
RGB	`rgb(102, 142, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 55.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -11.2, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 14.84, 221)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.818, 24.437, 33.319)`
Decimal	`6721176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668E98, 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 #668E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #668E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668e98; }
.text { color: #668e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 142 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668e98, #667598); }

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Questions

What color is #668E98?: #668E98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668E98?: The RGB value is 102, 142, 152: 102 red, 142 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668E98?: The complementary color is #987066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.