#66696b

Color #66696b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 1.7 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#66696b

RGB

rgb(102, 105, 107)

HSL

hsl(204, 2.4%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 4.7%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(44.22, -0.73, -1.52)

LCH

lch(44.22, 1.69, 244.35)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0049, 236.63)

HWB

hwb(204, 40%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6866

Analogous

#666b6b

#66696b

#66676b

Triadic

#66696b

#6b6669

#696b66

Split-complementary

#66696b

#6b6667

#6b6b66

Tetradic

#66696b

#68666b

#6b6866

#696b66

Square

#66696b

#6b666b

#6b6866

#676b66

Shades

Color #66696b mixed toward black.

#555859

#444647

#333536

#222324

#111212

Tints

Color #66696b mixed toward white.

#7f8285

#989b9d

#b2b4b6

#cccdce

#e5e6e7

Tones

Color #66696b mixed toward gray.

#66696b

#67696a

#686969

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676b · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#67676a · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#666a6a · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 1.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #66696b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#66696b]

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Frequently asked questions

#66696b (#66696b) is rgb(102, 105, 107) in RGB.

No, #66696b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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