What color is #66748C?

#66748C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66748C?

The RGB value is 102, 116, 140: 102 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66748C?

The complementary color is #8C7E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66748C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66748C color

#66748C rgb(102, 116, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66748C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.5% green and 54.9% blue (102, 116, 140).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#66748C color codes

HEX	`#66748C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 116, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, 0.57, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 14.82, 272.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.457, 17.208, 27.26)`
Decimal	`6714508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66748C, 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 #66748C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66748C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #66748C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66748c; }
.text { color: #66748c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66748c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 116 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66748c, #6b668c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #66748C?: #66748C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66748C?: The RGB value is 102, 116, 140: 102 red, 116 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66748C?: The complementary color is #8C7E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66748C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.