What color is #666B7B?

#666B7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666B7B?

The RGB value is 102, 107, 123: 102 red, 107 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666B7B?

The complementary color is #7B7666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666B7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666B7B color

#666B7B rgb(102, 107, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666B7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42% green and 48.2% blue (102, 107, 123).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#666B7B color codes

HEX	`#666B7B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 107, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, 1.7, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 9.68, 280.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.311, 14.77, 20.832)`
Decimal	`6712187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666B7B, 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 #666B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #666B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666b7b; }
.text { color: #666b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 107 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666b7b, #6c667b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666B7B?: #666B7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666B7B?: The RGB value is 102, 107, 123: 102 red, 107 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666B7B?: The complementary color is #7B7666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666B7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.