What color is #66646E?

#66646E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66646E?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 110: 102 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66646E?

The complementary color is #6C6E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66646E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66646E color

#66646E rgb(102, 100, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66646E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 43.1% blue (102, 100, 110).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 5% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#66646E color codes

HEX	`#66646E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 5%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 9%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, 2.91, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 6.09, 298.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.851, 13.065, 16.594)`
Decimal	`6710382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66646E, 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 #66646E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66646E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #66646E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66646e; }
.text { color: #66646e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66646e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66646e, #6b646e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #66646E?: #66646E is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66646E?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 110: 102 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66646E?: The complementary color is #6C6E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66646E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.