#666D6D

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #666D6D

Visually, #666D6D is defined as a muted neutral. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 102 parts red, 109 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 57% Black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 3.3% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#666D6D
RGB102, 109, 109
HSL180.0°, 3.3%, 41.4%
CMYK6%, 0%, 0%, 57%
HSV180.0°, 6.4%, 42.7%
LAB45.5, -2.7, -0.9
XYZ13.7, 14.9, 16.6
Decimal6712685

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.97:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #666D6D; }
.text-color { color: #666D6D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #666D6D; }

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