What color is #66645B?

#66645B 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 #66645B?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 91: 102 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66645B?

The complementary color is #5B5D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66645B color

#66645B rgb(102, 100, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66645B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (102, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#66645B color codes

HEX	`#66645B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.3, -0.98, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.3, 5.47, 100.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.925, 12.695, 11.718)`
Decimal	`6710363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66645B, 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 #66645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #66645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66645b; }
.text { color: #66645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66645b, #62665b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #66645B?: #66645B 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 #66645B?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 91: 102 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66645B?: The complementary color is #5B5D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.