What color is #665546?

#665546 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665546?

The RGB value is 102, 85, 70: 102 red, 85 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665546?

The complementary color is #465766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665546 color

#665546 rgb(102, 85, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665546 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.3% green and 27.5% blue (102, 85, 70).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#665546 color codes

HEX	`#665546`
RGB	`rgb(102, 85, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.42, 4.48, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.42, 12.22, 68.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.834, 9.764, 7.16)`
Decimal	`6706502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665546, 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 #665546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #665546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665546; }
.text { color: #665546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 85 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665546, #666546); }

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Questions

What color is #665546?: #665546 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665546?: The RGB value is 102, 85, 70: 102 red, 85 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665546?: The complementary color is #465766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.