What color is #66647C?

#66647C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66647C?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 124: 102 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66647C?

The complementary color is #7A7C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66647C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66647C color

#66647C rgb(102, 100, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66647C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 48.6% blue (102, 100, 124).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#66647C color codes

HEX	`#66647C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.35, 6.17, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.35, 14.47, 295.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.674, 13.394, 20.93)`
Decimal	`6710396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66647C, 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 #66647C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66647C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #66647C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66647c; }
.text { color: #66647c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66647c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66647c, #72647c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66647C?: #66647C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66647C?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 124: 102 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66647C?: The complementary color is #7A7C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66647C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.