What color is #666462?

#666462 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666462?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 98: 102 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666462?

The complementary color is #626466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666462 color

#666462 rgb(102, 100, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666462 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 38.4% blue (102, 100, 98).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 2% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#666462 color codes

HEX	`#666462`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 4%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, 0.38, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 1.46, 74.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.241, 12.821, 13.383)`
Decimal	`6710370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666462, 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 #666462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #666462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666462; }
.text { color: #666462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666462, #666662); }

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Questions

What color is #666462?: #666462 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666462?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 98: 102 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666462?: The complementary color is #626466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.