What color is #666961?

#666961 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666961?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 97: 102 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666961?

The complementary color is #646169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666961 color

#666961 rgb(102, 105, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666961 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (102, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#666961 color codes

HEX	`#666961`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 8%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -2.79, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 4.95, 124.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.688, 13.791, 13.3)`
Decimal	`6711649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666961, 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 #666961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #666961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666961; }
.text { color: #666961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666961, #626961); }

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Questions

What color is #666961?: #666961 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666961?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 97: 102 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666961?: The complementary color is #646169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.