What color is #668F8D?

#668F8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668F8D?

The RGB value is 102, 143, 141: 102 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668F8D?

The complementary color is #8F6668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668F8D color

#668F8D rgb(102, 143, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #668F8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 56.1% green and 55.3% blue (102, 143, 141).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#668F8D color codes

HEX	`#668F8D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 143, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 56.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, -14.47, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 14.89, 193.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.108, 24.392, 28.843)`
Decimal	`6721421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668F8D, 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 #668F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #668F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668f8d; }
.text { color: #668f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 143 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668f8d, #667d8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #668F8D?: #668F8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668F8D?: The RGB value is 102, 143, 141: 102 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668F8D?: The complementary color is #8F6668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.