What color is #66787E?

#66787E is a grayish azure known as Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Rendezvous?

The RGB value is 102, 120, 126: 102 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Rendezvous?

The complementary color is #7E6C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66787E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Rendezvous color: hex code #66787E

#66787E rgb(102, 120, 126)

Shades of gray

Night Rendezvous has the hex code #66787E. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.1% green and 49.4% blue (102, 120, 126).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

Night Rendezvous (#66787E) color codes

HEX	`#66787E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 120, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, -5.22, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 7.58, 226.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.961, 17.764, 22.322)`
Decimal	`6715518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Rendezvous, 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 #66787E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66787E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #66787E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66787e; }
.text { color: #66787e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66787e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 120 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66787e, #666c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #66787E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66787E?: #66787E is a grayish azure known as Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Rendezvous?: The RGB value is 102, 120, 126: 102 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Rendezvous?: The complementary color is #7E6C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66787E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.