What color is #66617B?

#66617B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66617B?

The RGB value is 102, 97, 123: 102 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66617B?

The complementary color is #767B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66617B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66617B color

#66617B rgb(102, 97, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66617B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (102, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#66617B color codes

HEX	`#66617B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.47, 7.76, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.47, 15.86, 299.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.329, 12.804, 20.504)`
Decimal	`6709627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66617B, 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 #66617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66617B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	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 #66617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66617b; }
.text { color: #66617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66617b, #73617b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66617B?: #66617B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66617B?: The RGB value is 102, 97, 123: 102 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66617B?: The complementary color is #767B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66617B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.