What color is #66707E?

#66707E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66707E?

The RGB value is 102, 112, 126: 102 red, 112 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66707E?

The complementary color is #7E7466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66707E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66707E color

#66707E rgb(102, 112, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66707E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.9% green and 49.4% blue (102, 112, 126).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#66707E color codes

HEX	`#66707E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 112, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, -0.55, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 9.01, 266.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.039, 15.919, 22.015)`
Decimal	`6713470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66707E, 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 #66707E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66707E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #66707E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66707e; }
.text { color: #66707e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66707e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 112 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66707e, #68667e); }

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Questions

What color is #66707E?: #66707E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66707E?: The RGB value is 102, 112, 126: 102 red, 112 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66707E?: The complementary color is #7E7466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66707E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.