Information about #666F6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #666F6E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 111, 110) — 40% red, 43.5% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #666F6E feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nevada (#666F6F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Sky (#636D70) and Mid Grey (#666A6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(102, 111, 110) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #666F6E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#666F6E color variations

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#666F6E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #666F6E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Sirocco color link
Sirocco

#68766E

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#666F6E
  • RGB102, 111, 110
  • CMYK4, 0, 0, 56
  • HSL173°, 4%, 42%
  • HSL Precise173.333°, 4.225%, 41.765%
  • HSV173°, 8%, 44%
  • HSB173°, 8%, 44%
  • HEX ID666F6E
  • DECIMAL ID6713198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
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