#666269

Color #666269

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#666269

RGB

rgb(102, 98, 105)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 3.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 6.7%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 6.7%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(42.12, 3.03, -3.39)

LCH

lch(42.12, 4.55, 311.79)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.012, 311.28)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 38.4%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656962

Analogous

#636269

#666269

#696268

Triadic

#666269

#696662

#626966

Split-complementary

#666269

#686962

#626963

Tetradic

#666269

#696265

#656962

#626966

Square

#666269

#696362

#656962

#626869

Shades

Color #666269 mixed toward black.

#555257

#444146

#333134

#222123

#111011

Tints

Color #666269 mixed toward white.

#807b83

#99959c

#b3b0b5

#cccace

#e6e5e6

Tones

Color #666269 mixed toward gray.

#666368

#666467

#666566

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646467 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#656567 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#666666 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #666269;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#666269]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#666269 (#666269) is rgb(102, 98, 105) in RGB.

No, #666269 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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