What color is #665742?

#665742 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665742?

The RGB value is 102, 87, 66: 102 red, 87 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665742?

The complementary color is #425166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665742 color

#665742 rgb(102, 87, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665742 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.1% green and 25.9% blue (102, 87, 66).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#665742 color codes

HEX	`#665742`
RGB	`rgb(102, 87, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 2.68, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 14.74, 79.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.871, 10.035, 6.57)`
Decimal	`6707010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665742, 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 #665742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #665742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665742; }
.text { color: #665742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 87 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665742, #636642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665742?: #665742 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665742?: The RGB value is 102, 87, 66: 102 red, 87 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665742?: The complementary color is #425166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.