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#665C66

#665c66 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665c66 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 36.08% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5.15% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #665c66
  2. #5c665c

Split complementary

  1. #665c66
  2. #61665c
  3. #5c6661

Analogous

  1. #615c66
  2. #665c66
  3. #665c61

Triadic

  1. #665c66
  2. #66665c
  3. #5c6666

Tetradic

  1. #665c66
  2. #665c5c
  3. #5c665c
  4. #5c6666

Square

  1. #665c66
  2. #66615c
  3. #5c665c
  4. #5c6166

Monochromatic

  1. #161316
  2. #3e383e
  3. #665c66
  4. #8d818d
  5. #b2a9b2

Shades

#665c66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665c66
  2. #5c535c
  3. #524a52
  4. #474047
  5. #3d373d
  6. #332e33
  7. #292529
  8. #1f1c1f
  9. #141214
  10. #0a090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#665c66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665c66
  2. #756c75
  3. #857d85
  4. #948d94
  5. #a39da3
  6. #b3aeb3
  7. #c2bec2
  8. #d1ced1
  9. #e0dee0
  10. #f0eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665c66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665c66
  2. #696069
  3. #6b636b
  4. #6e676e
  5. #706a70
  6. #736e73
  7. #767276
  8. #787578
  9. #7b797b
  10. #7d7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5e66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d5f66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #675d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605d66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #615e66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #665c62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665c66 {
  color: #665c66;
}
Background
.bg-665c66 {
  background-color: #665c66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665c66 {
  border: 2px solid #665c66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665c66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 92 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665c66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665c66, #665c61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665c66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 92 102 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.53 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.07 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.91 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.98 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.98 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.95 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.44 #99a399 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#665c66  rgb(102, 92, 102)  hsl(300, 5%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#5c665c  rgb(92, 102, 92)  hsl(120, 5%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#66665c  rgb(102, 102, 92)  hsl(60, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5c6666  rgb(92, 102, 102)  hsl(180, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray