What color is #66757A?

#66757A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66757A?

The RGB value is 102, 117, 122: 102 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66757A?

The complementary color is #7A6B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66757A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66757A color

#66757A rgb(102, 117, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66757A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (102, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#66757A color codes

HEX	`#66757A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -4.42, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 6.4, 226.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.353, 16.952, 20.872)`
Decimal	`6714746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66757A, 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 #66757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #66757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66757a; }
.text { color: #66757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66757a, #666b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66757A?: #66757A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66757A?: The RGB value is 102, 117, 122: 102 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66757A?: The complementary color is #7A6B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66757A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.