What color is #666673?

#666673 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666673?

The RGB value is 102, 102, 115: 102 red, 102 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666673?

The complementary color is #737366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666673?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666673 color

#666673 rgb(102, 102, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666673 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40% green and 45.1% blue (102, 102, 115).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#666673 color codes

HEX	`#666673`
RGB	`rgb(102, 102, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, 2.83, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 7.8, 291.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.325, 13.565, 18.133)`
Decimal	`6710899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666673, 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 #666673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #666673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666673; }
.text { color: #666673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 102 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666673, #6d6673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666673?: #666673 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666673?: The RGB value is 102, 102, 115: 102 red, 102 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666673?: The complementary color is #737366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666673?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.