What color is #665754?

#665754 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 #665754?

The RGB value is 102, 87, 84: 102 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665754?

The complementary color is #546366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665754?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665754 color

#665754 rgb(102, 87, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665754 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.1% green and 32.9% blue (102, 87, 84).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#665754 color codes

HEX	`#665754`
RGB	`rgb(102, 87, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.34, 5.58, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.34, 6.87, 35.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.488, 10.282, 9.818)`
Decimal	`6707028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665754, 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 #665754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #665754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665754; }
.text { color: #665754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 87 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665754, #666054); }

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Questions

What color is #665754?: #665754 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 #665754?: The RGB value is 102, 87, 84: 102 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665754?: The complementary color is #546366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665754?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.