What color is #66748A?

#66748A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66748A?

The RGB value is 102, 116, 138: 102 red, 116 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66748A?

The complementary color is #8A7C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66748A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66748A color

#66748A rgb(102, 116, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66748A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.5% green and 54.1% blue (102, 116, 138).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#66748A color codes

HEX	`#66748A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 116, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 0.06, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 13.74, 270.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.311, 17.15, 26.491)`
Decimal	`6714506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66748A, 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 #66748A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66748A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #66748A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66748a; }
.text { color: #66748a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66748a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 116 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66748a, #6a668a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #66748A?: #66748A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66748A?: The RGB value is 102, 116, 138: 102 red, 116 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66748A?: The complementary color is #8A7C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66748A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.