What color is #666973?

#666973 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666973?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 115: 102 red, 105 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666973?

The complementary color is #737066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666973?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666973 color

#666973 rgb(102, 105, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666973 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 45.1% blue (102, 105, 115).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#666973 color codes

HEX	`#666973`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.47, 1.03, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.47, 6.07, 279.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.625, 14.166, 18.233)`
Decimal	`6711667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666973, 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 #666973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #666973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666973; }
.text { color: #666973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666973, #6a6673); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #666973?: #666973 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666973?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 115: 102 red, 105 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666973?: The complementary color is #737066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666973?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.