What color is #665551?

#665551 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665551?

The RGB value is 102, 85, 81: 102 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665551?

The complementary color is #516266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665551 color

#665551 rgb(102, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665551 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (102, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#665551 color codes

HEX	`#665551`
RGB	`rgb(102, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, 6.28, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 7.99, 38.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.213, 9.916, 9.159)`
Decimal	`6706513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665551, 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 #665551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #665551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665551; }
.text { color: #665551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665551, #666051); }

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Questions

What color is #665551?: #665551 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665551?: The RGB value is 102, 85, 81: 102 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665551?: The complementary color is #516266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.