What color is #666277?

#666277 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666277?

The RGB value is 102, 98, 119: 102 red, 98 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666277?

The complementary color is #737762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666277 color

#666277 rgb(102, 98, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666277 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.4% green and 46.7% blue (102, 98, 119).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#666277 color codes

HEX	`#666277`
RGB	`rgb(102, 98, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, 6.19, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 12.8, 298.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.176, 12.892, 19.243)`
Decimal	`6709879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666277, 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 #666277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #666277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666277; }
.text { color: #666277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 98 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666277, #716277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666277?: #666277 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666277?: The RGB value is 102, 98, 119: 102 red, 98 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666277?: The complementary color is #737762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.