What color is #667272?

#667272 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 #667272?

The RGB value is 102, 114, 114: 102 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667272?

The complementary color is #726666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667272 color

#667272 rgb(102, 114, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #667272 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.7% green and 44.7% blue (102, 114, 114).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#667272 color codes

HEX	`#667272`
RGB	`rgb(102, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -4.49, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 4.74, 198.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.533, 16.074, 18.253)`
Decimal	`6713970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667272, 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 #667272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#667272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #667272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667272; }
.text { color: #667272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667272, #666c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #667272?: #667272 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 #667272?: The RGB value is 102, 114, 114: 102 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667272?: The complementary color is #726666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.