When Calm Brook circa Entwining

#666c63 RGB(102,108,99)

About this color

When Calm Brook circa Entwining is rendered by screens as RGB(102, 108, 99) — a medium-dark, achromatic grey hue.

#666c63RGB(102, 108, 99)

HSL 100° · 4% saturation · 41% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
When Calm Brook circa Entwining
HEX
#666c63
RGB
rgb(102,108,99)
RGB%
rgb(40%,42.4%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(100,4%,41%)
HSV
hsv(100,8%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,0,8,58)
LAB
lab(45,-4,4)
LCH
lch(45,6,135)
sRGB
(0.4,0.424,0.388)
HEX8
#666c63ff
CSS Name
Decimal
102108099

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
4%
Hue
100°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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