Information about Mid Grey color

#666A6D - Mid Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#666A6D, known as "Mid Grey", falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(102, 106, 109) — 40% red, 41.6% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 1 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #666A6D carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Tuna (#656A70). Slightly further away sit Scarpa Flow (#6B6A6C) and Dim Gray (#696969).

The recipe behind #666A6D is rgb(102, 106, 109), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #666A6D: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. The name "Mid Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Mid Grey color variations

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

Mid Grey color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Mid Grey

#666A6D
#83878A

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#A2A5A7

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#C1C3C4

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#E0E1E1

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White

#FFFFFF

Mid Grey color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Mid Grey

#666A6D
#515356

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#3C3E40

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#28292B

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#141415

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Black

#000000

Mid Grey color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Mid Grey

#666A6D
#6A6D6F

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#6F7273

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#747677

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#7A7B7B

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Grey

#808080

Mid Grey color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#69656B

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#66656B

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#65666B

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Mid Grey

#666A6D
#656B6B

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#656B69

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#656B66

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Mid Grey 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
#666A6D
Mid Grey

#666A6D

#6C6865
#6C6865

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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
#666A6D
Mid Grey

#666A6D

#6C6B65
#6C6B65

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#6C6566
#6C6566

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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
#65666C
#65666C

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#666A6D
Mid Grey

#666A6D

#656C6B
#656C6B

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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
#666A6D
Mid Grey

#666A6D

#6C6569
#6C6569

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#696C65
#696C65

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#666A6D
Mid Grey

#666A6D

#68656C
#68656C

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#6C6865
#6C6865

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#696C65
#696C65

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Square

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

Square color scheme
#666A6D
Mid Grey

#666A6D

#6B656C
#6B656C

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#6C6865
#6C6865

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#666C65
#666C65

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Nearest named colors to Mid Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Mid Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#666A6D - Mid Grey color image Mid Grey color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#666A6D
  • RGB102, 106, 109
  • CMYK3, 1, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(102, 106, 109)
  • HSL206°, 3%, 41%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 3.318%, 41.373%
  • HSV206°, 6%, 43%
  • HSB206°, 6%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.416, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.416, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.416, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID666A6D
  • DECIMAL ID6711917
  • Name Length8
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