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#665D66

#665d66 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665d66 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 36.47% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 4.62% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #665d66
  2. #5d665d

Split complementary

  1. #665d66
  2. #62665d
  3. #5d6662

Analogous

  1. #625d66
  2. #665d66
  3. #665d62

Triadic

  1. #665d66
  2. #66665d
  3. #5d6666

Tetradic

  1. #665d66
  2. #665d5d
  3. #5d665d
  4. #5d6666

Square

  1. #665d66
  2. #66625d
  3. #5d665d
  4. #5d6266

Monochromatic

  1. #161416
  2. #3e393e
  3. #665d66
  4. #8d828d
  5. #b2aab2

Shades

#665d66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665d66
  2. #5c545c
  3. #524a52
  4. #474147
  5. #3d383d
  6. #332f33
  7. #292529
  8. #1f1c1f
  9. #141314
  10. #0a090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#665d66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665d66
  2. #756d75
  3. #857d85
  4. #948e94
  5. #a39ea3
  6. #b3aeb3
  7. #c2bec2
  8. #d1ced1
  9. #e0dfe0
  10. #f0eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665d66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665d66
  2. #696169
  3. #6b646b
  4. #6e686e
  5. #706b70
  6. #736f73
  7. #767276
  8. #787678
  9. #7b797b
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625f62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5f66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6066 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #675e60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605e66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #615f66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #665d62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665d66 {
  color: #665d66;
}
Background
.bg-665d66 {
  background-color: #665d66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665d66 {
  border: 2px solid #665d66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665d66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 93 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665d66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665d66, #665d62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665d66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 93 102 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.77 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.95 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.25 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.25 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.40 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.06 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.20 #99a299 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#665d66  rgb(102, 93, 102)  hsl(300, 5%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#5d665d  rgb(93, 102, 93)  hsl(120, 5%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#66665d  rgb(102, 102, 93)  hsl(60, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5d6666  rgb(93, 102, 102)  hsl(180, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray