What color is #665252?

#665252 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665252?

The RGB value is 102, 82, 82: 102 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665252?

The complementary color is #526666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665252 color

#665252 rgb(102, 82, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665252 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (102, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#665252 color codes

HEX	`#665252`
RGB	`rgb(102, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, 8.3, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 8.88, 20.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.02, 9.469, 9.281)`
Decimal	`6705746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665252, 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 #665252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #665252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665252; }
.text { color: #665252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665252, #665c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665252?: #665252 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665252?: The RGB value is 102, 82, 82: 102 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665252?: The complementary color is #526666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.