What color is #666970?

#666970 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666970?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 112: 102 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666970?

The complementary color is #706D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666970 color

#666970 rgb(102, 105, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666970 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 43.9% blue (102, 105, 112).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#666970 color codes

HEX	`#666970`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, 0.36, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 4.33, 274.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.455, 14.098, 17.338)`
Decimal	`6711664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666970, 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 #666970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #666970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666970; }
.text { color: #666970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666970, #686670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #666970?: #666970 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666970?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 112: 102 red, 105 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666970?: The complementary color is #706D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.