What color is #66697B?

#66697B 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 #66697B?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 123: 102 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66697B?

The complementary color is #7B7866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66697B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66697B color

#66697B rgb(102, 105, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66697B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 48.2% blue (102, 105, 123).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#66697B color codes

HEX	`#66697B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, 2.9, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 10.79, 285.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.105, 14.358, 20.763)`
Decimal	`6711675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66697B, 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 #66697B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66697B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #66697B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66697b; }
.text { color: #66697b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66697b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66697b, #6e667b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66697B?: #66697B 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 #66697B?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 123: 102 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66697B?: The complementary color is #7B7866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66697B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.