What color is #666472?

#666472 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666472?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 114: 102 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666472?

The complementary color is #707264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666472 color

#666472 rgb(102, 100, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 44.7% blue (102, 100, 114).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 7% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#666472 color codes

HEX	`#666472`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 7%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.99, 3.81, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.99, 8.48, 296.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.073, 13.154, 17.767)`
Decimal	`6710386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666472, 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 #666472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #666472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666472; }
.text { color: #666472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666472, #6d6472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #666472?: #666472 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666472?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 114: 102 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666472?: The complementary color is #707264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.