What color is #665164?

#665164 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665164?

The RGB value is 102, 81, 100: 102 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665164?

The complementary color is #516653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665164 color

#665164 rgb(102, 81, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665164 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 31.8% green and 39.2% blue (102, 81, 100).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#665164 color codes

HEX	`#665164`
RGB	`rgb(102, 81, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 31.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, 12.41, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 14.6, 328.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.722, 9.63, 13.348)`
Decimal	`6705508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665164, 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 #665164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #665164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665164; }
.text { color: #665164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 81 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665164, #665159); }

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Questions

What color is #665164?: #665164 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665164?: The RGB value is 102, 81, 100: 102 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665164?: The complementary color is #516653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.