What color is #665368?

#665368 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665368?

The RGB value is 102, 83, 104: 102 red, 83 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665368?

The complementary color is #556853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665368 color

#665368 rgb(102, 83, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665368 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.5% green and 40.8% blue (102, 83, 104).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#665368 color codes

HEX	`#665368`
RGB	`rgb(102, 83, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.86, 12.02, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.86, 15.1, 322.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.071, 10.011, 14.443)`
Decimal	`6706024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665368, 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 #665368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #665368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665368; }
.text { color: #665368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 83 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665368, #68535f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665368?: #665368 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665368?: The RGB value is 102, 83, 104: 102 red, 83 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665368?: The complementary color is #556853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.