What color is #66606A?

#66606A is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66606A?

The RGB value is 102, 96, 106: 102 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66606A?

The complementary color is #646A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66606A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66606A color

#66606A rgb(102, 96, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66606A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.6% green and 41.6% blue (102, 96, 106).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#66606A color codes

HEX	`#66606A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 96, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.58, 4.46, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.58, 6.56, 312.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.263, 12.231, 15.348)`
Decimal	`6709354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66606A, 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 #66606A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66606A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #66606A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66606a; }
.text { color: #66606a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66606a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 96 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66606a, #6a6069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #66606A?: #66606A is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66606A?: The RGB value is 102, 96, 106: 102 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66606A?: The complementary color is #646A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66606A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.