What color is #666562?

#666562 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666562?

The RGB value is 102, 101, 98: 102 red, 101 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666562?

The complementary color is #626366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666562 color

#666562 rgb(102, 101, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666562 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.6% green and 38.4% blue (102, 101, 98).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 2% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#666562 color codes

HEX	`#666562`
RGB	`rgb(102, 101, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 2%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 4%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.78, -0.22, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.78, 1.85, 96.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.337, 13.014, 13.415)`
Decimal	`6710626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666562, 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 #666562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #666562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666562; }
.text { color: #666562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 101 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666562, #656662); }

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Questions

What color is #666562?: #666562 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666562?: The RGB value is 102, 101, 98: 102 red, 101 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666562?: The complementary color is #626366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.