What color is #66717A?

#66717A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66717A?

The RGB value is 102, 113, 122: 102 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66717A?

The complementary color is #7A6F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66717A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66717A color

#66717A rgb(102, 113, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66717A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.3% green and 47.8% blue (102, 113, 122).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#66717A color codes

HEX	`#66717A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 113, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, -2.09, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 6.7, 251.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.897, 16.04, 20.72)`
Decimal	`6713722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66717A, 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 #66717A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66717A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #66717A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66717a; }
.text { color: #66717a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66717a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 113 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66717a, #66677a); }

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Questions

What color is #66717A?: #66717A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66717A?: The RGB value is 102, 113, 122: 102 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66717A?: The complementary color is #7A6F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66717A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.