What color is #666474?

#666474 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666474?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 116: 102 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666474?

The complementary color is #727464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666474 color

#666474 rgb(102, 100, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666474 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 45.5% blue (102, 100, 116).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#666474 color codes

HEX	`#666474`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 14%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.06, 4.27, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.06, 9.68, 296.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.188, 13.2, 18.373)`
Decimal	`6710388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666474, 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 #666474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #666474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666474; }
.text { color: #666474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666474, #6e6474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666474?: #666474 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666474?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 116: 102 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666474?: The complementary color is #727464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.