What color is #66797D?

#66797D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66797D?

The RGB value is 102, 121, 125: 102 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66797D?

The complementary color is #7D6A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66797D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66797D color

#66797D rgb(102, 121, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66797D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.5% green and 49% blue (102, 121, 125).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#66797D color codes

HEX	`#66797D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 121, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -6.03, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 7.53, 216.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.018, 17.98, 22.025)`
Decimal	`6715773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66797D, 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 #66797D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66797D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #66797D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66797d; }
.text { color: #66797d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66797d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 121 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66797d, #666e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #66797D?: #66797D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66797D?: The RGB value is 102, 121, 125: 102 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66797D?: The complementary color is #7D6A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66797D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.