What color is #665467?

#665467 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 #665467?

The RGB value is 102, 84, 103: 102 red, 84 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665467?

The complementary color is #556754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665467 color

#665467 rgb(102, 84, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665467 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.9% green and 40.4% blue (102, 84, 103).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#665467 color codes

HEX	`#665467`
RGB	`rgb(102, 84, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.1, 11.19, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.1, 13.84, 323.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 10.145, 14.203)`
Decimal	`6706279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665467, 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 #665467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #665467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665467; }
.text { color: #665467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 84 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665467, #67545f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665467?: #665467 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 #665467?: The RGB value is 102, 84, 103: 102 red, 84 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665467?: The complementary color is #556754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.