What color is #665333?

#665333 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665333?

The RGB value is 102, 83, 51: 102 red, 83 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665333?

The complementary color is #334666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665333 color

#665333 rgb(102, 83, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665333 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.5% green and 20% blue (102, 83, 51).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#665333 color codes

HEX	`#665333`
RGB	`rgb(102, 83, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, 3.2, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 21.88, 81.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.171, 9.251, 4.434)`
Decimal	`6705971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665333, 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 #665333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #665333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665333; }
.text { color: #665333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 83 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665333, #606633); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #665333?: #665333 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665333?: The RGB value is 102, 83, 51: 102 red, 83 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665333?: The complementary color is #334666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.