HEX Color #668A7C (Cadetblue)

About #668A7C

The precise color #668A7C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Cadetblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 102 red, 138 green, and 124 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 26% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 156.7° hue, 15.0% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#668A7C

RGB102, 138, 124

HSL156.7°, 15.0%, 47.1%

CMYK26%, 0%, 10%, 46%

HSV156.7°, 26.1%, 54.1%

LAB54.5, -15.7, 3.4

XYZ18.2, 22.5, 22.4

Decimal6720124

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#668A7C #896673

Analogous

#668969 #668589

Triadic

#7B6689 #897B66

Tetradic

#696689 #896673 #858966

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#668A7C

#77978A

#88A499

#99B1A7

#AABEB6

#BBCBC4

#CCD8D3

#DDE5E1

#EEF2F0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#668A7C

#5A7A6E

#4F6B60

#445C52

#384C44

#2D3D37

#222E29

#161E1B

#0B0F0D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.82:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.49:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.66:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.67:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #668A7C; }

.text-color { color: #668A7C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #668A7C; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue

#5F9EA0