What color is #665055?

#665055 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665055?

The RGB value is 102, 80, 85: 102 red, 80 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665055?

The complementary color is #506661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665055?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665055 color

#665055 rgb(102, 80, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665055 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 31.4% green and 33.3% blue (102, 80, 85).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#665055 color codes

HEX	`#665055`
RGB	`rgb(102, 80, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 31.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 10.08, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 10.1, 3.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.988, 9.218, 9.846)`
Decimal	`6705237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665055, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #665055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #665055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665055; }
.text { color: #665055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 80 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665055, #665650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665055?: #665055 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665055?: The RGB value is 102, 80, 85: 102 red, 80 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665055?: The complementary color is #506661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665055?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.