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#666A60

#666a60 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#666a60 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 41.57% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.43% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 4.95% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1398

Complementary

  1. #666a60
  2. #64606a

Split complementary

  1. #666a60
  2. #60616a
  3. #69606a

Analogous

  1. #6a6960
  2. #666a60
  3. #616a60

Triadic

  1. #666a60
  2. #60666a
  3. #6a6066

Tetradic

  1. #666a60
  2. #606a64
  3. #64606a
  4. #6a6066

Square

  1. #666a60
  2. #606a69
  3. #64606a
  4. #6a6061

Monochromatic

  1. #191a17
  2. #3f423c
  3. #666a60
  4. #8c9186
  5. #b2b5ae

Shades

#666a60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #666a60
  2. #5c5f56
  3. #52554d
  4. #474a43
  5. #3d403a
  6. #333530
  7. #292a26
  8. #1f201d
  9. #141513
  10. #0a0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#666a60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #666a60
  2. #757970
  3. #858880
  4. #949790
  5. #a3a6a0
  6. #b3b5b0
  7. #c2c3bf
  8. #d1d2cf
  9. #e0e1df
  10. #f0f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#666a60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #666a60
  2. #696c63
  3. #6b6e66
  4. #6e716a
  5. #70736d
  6. #737570
  7. #767773
  8. #787976
  9. #7b7c7a
  10. #7d7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b695f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6860 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #676967 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696960 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696960 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666964 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-666a60 {
  color: #666a60;
}
Background
.bg-666a60 {
  background-color: #666a60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-666a60 {
  border: 2px solid #666a60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #666a60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 106 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 5% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-666a60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #666a60, #616a60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-666a60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 106 96 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.33 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.33 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.85 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.51 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.29 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.29 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.79 #99959f Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#666a60  rgb(102, 106, 96)  hsl(84, 5%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#64606a  rgb(100, 96, 106)  hsl(264, 5%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#60666a  rgb(96, 102, 106)  hsl(204, 5%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#6a6066  rgb(106, 96, 102)  hsl(324, 5%, 40%)  Wenge