What color is #66716A?

#66716A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66716A?

The RGB value is 102, 113, 106: 102 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66716A?

The complementary color is #71666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66716A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66716A color

#66716A rgb(102, 113, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66716A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.3% green and 41.6% blue (102, 113, 106).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#66716A color codes

HEX	`#66716A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 113, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.55, -5.63, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.55, 6.14, 156.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.986, 15.675, 15.922)`
Decimal	`6713706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66716A, 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 #66716A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66716A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #66716A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66716a; }
.text { color: #66716a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66716a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 113 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66716a, #667170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66716A?: #66716A is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66716A?: The RGB value is 102, 113, 106: 102 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66716A?: The complementary color is #71666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66716A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.