What color is #66686B?

#66686B is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66686B?

The RGB value is 102, 104, 107: 102 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66686B?

The complementary color is #6B6966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66686B color

#66686B rgb(102, 104, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66686B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (102, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 2% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#66686B color codes

HEX	`#66686B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 2%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 5%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -0.14, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 1.96, 265.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.083, 13.787, 15.879)`
Decimal	`6711403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66686B, 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 #66686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #66686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66686b; }
.text { color: #66686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66686b, #67666b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #66686B?: #66686B is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66686B?: The RGB value is 102, 104, 107: 102 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66686B?: The complementary color is #6B6966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.