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#668D8A closest to Gothic

#668D8A is a medium, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gothic. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.0% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(102, 141, 138)). Its HSL value is 175° hue, 16% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black. #668D8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.74:1.

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Variations of #668D8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#668D8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#668D8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #668D8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #81838A
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89898A
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80898A
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #81838A
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A878A
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #598F8C
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #618E8B
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F8887

#668D8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.66:1 Poor#668D8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.74:1 Good#668D8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#668D8A in CSS

/* Gothic */
.color { color: #668D8A; }
.background { background-color: #668D8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #668D8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(102 141 138);
color: hsl(175 16% 48%);
color: oklch(0.614 0.043 190.1);

#668D8A FAQ

What color is #668D8A?

#668D8A is a medium, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gothic. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #668D8A?

#668D8A is rgb(102, 141, 138) in RGB, hsl(175, 16%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #668D8A?

The complementary color of #668D8A is #8D6669, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #668D8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #668D8A: 5.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #668D8A a warm or cool color?

#668D8A is a cool color.