What color is #666776?

#666776 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666776?

The RGB value is 102, 103, 118: 102 red, 103 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666776?

The complementary color is #767566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666776 color

#666776 rgb(102, 103, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.4% green and 46.3% blue (102, 103, 118).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% 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 5.58:1).

#666776 color codes

HEX	`#666776`
RGB	`rgb(102, 103, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.99, 2.92, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.99, 8.99, 288.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.599, 13.833, 19.09)`
Decimal	`6711158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666776, 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 #666776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #666776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666776; }
.text { color: #666776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 103 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666776, #6d6676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666776?: #666776 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666776?: The RGB value is 102, 103, 118: 102 red, 103 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666776?: The complementary color is #767566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.