What color is #666259?

#666259 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666259?

The RGB value is 102, 98, 89: 102 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666259?

The complementary color is #595D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666259 color

#666259 rgb(102, 98, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666259 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (102, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#666259 color codes

HEX	`#666259`
RGB	`rgb(102, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, -0.16, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 5.69, 91.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.65, 12.282, 11.206)`
Decimal	`6709849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666259, 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 #666259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #666259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666259; }
.text { color: #666259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666259, #646659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #666259?: #666259 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666259?: The RGB value is 102, 98, 89: 102 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666259?: The complementary color is #595D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.