#666261#666261

#666261 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.005 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#666261
RGB	rgb(102, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(12, 3%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(12, 5%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 4.9%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 1.38, 1.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 1.78, 39.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.0044 0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.005 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0046, 12.4233, 13.0725)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#666261 #616566

analogous

#666163 #666261 #666561

triadic

#666261 #616662 #626166

tetradic

#666261 #636661 #616566 #656166

square

#666261 #636661 #616566 #656166

split-complementary

#666261 #616665 #616366

monochromatic

#272625 #474443 #666261 #85807F #A39F9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#666261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#666261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #666261

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##666261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##666261	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #666261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(102, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.005 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918e8d',
    500: '#666261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #666261;
$custom-light: #918e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#666261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 102,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 2.513,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4995,
    "c": 0.00534,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#666261

secondary

#8F9393

accent

#A2AC7C

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #666261

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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