What color is #666E6D?

#666E6D is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666E6D?

The RGB value is 102, 110, 109: 102 red, 110 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666E6D?

The complementary color is #6E6667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666E6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666E6D color

#666E6D rgb(102, 110, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666E6D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.1% green and 42.7% blue (102, 110, 109).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#666E6D color codes

HEX	`#666E6D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 110, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 7%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, -3.25, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 3.29, 188.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.815, 15.081, 16.648)`
Decimal	`6712941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666E6D, 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 #666E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #666E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666e6d; }
.text { color: #666e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 110 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666e6d, #666b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #666E6D?: #666E6D is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666E6D?: The RGB value is 102, 110, 109: 102 red, 110 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666E6D?: The complementary color is #6E6667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666E6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.