What color is #66746D?

#66746D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66746D?

The RGB value is 102, 116, 109: 102 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66746D?

The complementary color is #74666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66746D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66746D color

#66746D rgb(102, 116, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66746D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.5% green and 42.7% blue (102, 116, 109).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#66746D color codes

HEX	`#66746D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 116, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, -6.72, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 7.04, 162.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.485, 16.419, 16.871)`
Decimal	`6714477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66746D, 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 #66746D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66746D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #66746D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66746d; }
.text { color: #66746d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66746d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 116 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66746d, #667474); }

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Questions

What color is #66746D?: #66746D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66746D?: The RGB value is 102, 116, 109: 102 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66746D?: The complementary color is #74666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66746D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.