What color is #66605A?

#66605A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66605A?

The RGB value is 102, 96, 90: 102 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66605A?

The complementary color is #5A6066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66605A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66605A color

#66605A rgb(102, 96, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66605A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.6% green and 35.3% blue (102, 96, 90).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#66605A color codes

HEX	`#66605A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 96, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, 1.22, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 4.45, 74.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.508, 11.929, 11.367)`
Decimal	`6709338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66605A, 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 #66605A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66605A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #66605A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66605a; }
.text { color: #66605a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66605a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 96 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66605a, #66665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #66605A?: #66605A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66605A?: The RGB value is 102, 96, 90: 102 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66605A?: The complementary color is #5A6066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66605A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.