What color is #66625F?

#66625F is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66625F?

The RGB value is 102, 98, 95: 102 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66625F?

The complementary color is #5F6366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66625F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66625F color

#66625F rgb(102, 98, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66625F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.4% green and 37.3% blue (102, 98, 95).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#66625F color codes

HEX	`#66625F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 98, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, 0.98, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 2.47, 66.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.912, 12.386, 12.588)`
Decimal	`6709855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66625F, 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 #66625F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66625F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #66625F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66625f; }
.text { color: #66625f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66625f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 98 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66625f, #66665f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #66625F?: #66625F is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66625F?: The RGB value is 102, 98, 95: 102 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66625F?: The complementary color is #5F6366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66625F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.