What color is #666B77?

#666B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666B77?

The RGB value is 102, 107, 119: 102 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666B77?

The complementary color is #777266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666B77 color

#666B77 rgb(102, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666B77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (102, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#666B77 color codes

HEX	`#666B77`
RGB	`rgb(102, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 14%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.18, 0.76, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.18, 7.37, 275.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.066, 14.672, 19.54)`
Decimal	`6712183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666B77, 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 #666B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #666B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666b77; }
.text { color: #666b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666b77, #6a6677); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #666B77?: #666B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666B77?: The RGB value is 102, 107, 119: 102 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666B77?: The complementary color is #777266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.