What color is #66767C?

#66767C 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 #66767C?

The RGB value is 102, 118, 124: 102 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66767C?

The complementary color is #7C6C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66767C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66767C color

#66767C rgb(102, 118, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66767C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 46.3% green and 48.6% blue (102, 118, 124).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#66767C color codes

HEX	`#66767C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 118, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 46.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, -4.53, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 6.96, 229.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.595, 17.236, 21.57)`
Decimal	`6715004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66767C, 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 #66767C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66767C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #66767C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66767c; }
.text { color: #66767c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66767c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 118 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66767c, #666b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #66767C?: #66767C 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 #66767C?: The RGB value is 102, 118, 124: 102 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66767C?: The complementary color is #7C6C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66767C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.