What color is #66697F?

#66697F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66697F?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 127: 102 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66697F?

The complementary color is #7F7C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66697F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66697F color

#66697F rgb(102, 105, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66697F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 49.8% blue (102, 105, 127).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#66697F color codes

HEX	`#66697F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 3.87, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 13.16, 287.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.361, 14.46, 22.109)`
Decimal	`6711679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66697F, 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 #66697F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66697F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #66697F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66697f; }
.text { color: #66697f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66697f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66697f, #6f667f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66697F?: #66697F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66697F?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 127: 102 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66697F?: The complementary color is #7F7C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66697F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.