What color is #666977?

#666977 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666977?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 119: 102 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666977?

The complementary color is #777466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666977 color

#666977 rgb(102, 105, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666977 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 46.7% blue (102, 105, 119).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 5.45:1).

#666977 color codes

HEX	`#666977`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 1.96, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 8.42, 283.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.86, 14.26, 19.471)`
Decimal	`6711671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666977, 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 #666977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #666977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666977; }
.text { color: #666977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666977, #6c6677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666977?: #666977 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666977?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 119: 102 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666977?: The complementary color is #777466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.