What color is #66676F?

#66676F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66676F?

The RGB value is 102, 103, 111: 102 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66676F?

The complementary color is #6F6E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66676F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66676F color

#66676F rgb(102, 103, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66676F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.4% green and 43.5% blue (102, 103, 111).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#66676F color codes

HEX	`#66676F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 103, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 8%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 1.33, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 4.81, 286.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.198, 13.673, 16.98)`
Decimal	`6711151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66676F, 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 #66676F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66676F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #66676F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66676f; }
.text { color: #66676f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66676f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 103 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66676f, #6a666f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #66676F?: #66676F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66676F?: The RGB value is 102, 103, 111: 102 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66676F?: The complementary color is #6F6E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66676F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.