What color is #66769D?

#66769D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66769D?

The RGB value is 102, 118, 157: 102 red, 118 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66769D?

The complementary color is #9D8D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66769D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66769D color

#66769D rgb(102, 118, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66769D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 46.3% green and 61.6% blue (102, 118, 157).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#66769D color codes

HEX	`#66769D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 118, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 46.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 3.92, -22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 23.25, 279.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.042, 18.215, 34.457)`
Decimal	`6715037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66769D, 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 #66769D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66769D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #66769D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66769d; }
.text { color: #66769d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66769d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 118 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66769d, #71669d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #66769D?: #66769D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66769D?: The RGB value is 102, 118, 157: 102 red, 118 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66769D?: The complementary color is #9D8D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66769D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.