What color is #666B5C?

#666B5C is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666B5C?

The RGB value is 102, 107, 92: 102 red, 107 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666B5C?

The complementary color is #615C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666B5C color

#666B5C rgb(102, 107, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666B5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42% green and 36.1% blue (102, 107, 92).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#666B5C color codes

HEX	`#666B5C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 107, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, -4.91, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 9.19, 122.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.669, 14.113, 12.18)`
Decimal	`6712156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666B5C, 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 #666B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #666B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666b5c; }
.text { color: #666b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 107 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666b5c, #5f6b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666B5C?: #666B5C is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666B5C?: The RGB value is 102, 107, 92: 102 red, 107 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666B5C?: The complementary color is #615C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.