What color is #666E5F?

#666E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666E5F?

The RGB value is 102, 110, 95: 102 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666E5F?

The complementary color is #675F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666E5F color

#666E5F rgb(102, 110, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666E5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (102, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#666E5F color codes

HEX	`#666E5F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 14%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -6.09, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 9.54, 129.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.121, 14.803, 12.99)`
Decimal	`6712927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666E5F, 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 #666E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #666E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666e5f; }
.text { color: #666e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666e5f, #5f6e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666E5F?: #666E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666E5F?: The RGB value is 102, 110, 95: 102 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666E5F?: The complementary color is #675F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.