What color is #66697A?

#66697A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66697A?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 122: 102 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66697A?

The complementary color is #7A7766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66697A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66697A color

#66697A rgb(102, 105, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66697A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 47.8% blue (102, 105, 122).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#66697A color codes

HEX	`#66697A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, 2.66, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 10.2, 285.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.043, 14.333, 20.435)`
Decimal	`6711674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66697A, 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 #66697A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66697A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #66697A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66697a; }
.text { color: #66697a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66697a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66697a, #6d667a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66697A?: #66697A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66697A?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 122: 102 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66697A?: The complementary color is #7A7766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66697A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.