What color is #66728B?

#66728B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66728B?

The RGB value is 102, 114, 139: 102 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66728B?

The complementary color is #8B7F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66728B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66728B color

#66728B rgb(102, 114, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66728B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.7% green and 54.5% blue (102, 114, 139).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#66728B color codes

HEX	`#66728B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 114, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 1.5, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 15.22, 275.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.156, 16.723, 26.798)`
Decimal	`6713995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66728B, 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 #66728B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66728B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #66728B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66728b; }
.text { color: #66728b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66728b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 114 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66728b, #6c668b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #66728B?: #66728B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66728B?: The RGB value is 102, 114, 139: 102 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66728B?: The complementary color is #8B7F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66728B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.