Information about #66595A color

#66595A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66595A falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(102, 89, 90) — 40% red, 34.9% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 5 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#66595A presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Zambezi (#6B5A5A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Carbon Gray (#625D5D) and Minx (#68535B).

The recipe behind #66595A is rgb(102, 89, 90), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #66595A: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #66595A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#66595A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#66595A 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 #66595A

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

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66595A
  • RGB102, 89, 90
  • CMYK0, 5, 5, 60
  • CSSrgb(102, 89, 90)
  • HSL355°, 7%, 37%
  • HSL Precise355.385°, 6.806%, 37.451%
  • HSV355°, 13%, 40%
  • HSB355°, 13%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.349, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.349, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.349, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID66595A
  • DECIMAL ID6707546
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01