What color is #665763?

#665763 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665763?

The RGB value is 102, 87, 99: 102 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665763?

The complementary color is #57665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665763 color

#665763 rgb(102, 87, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665763 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.1% green and 38.8% blue (102, 87, 99).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#665763 color codes

HEX	`#665763`
RGB	`rgb(102, 87, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, 8.49, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 9.67, 331.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.14, 10.542, 13.25)`
Decimal	`6707043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665763, 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 #665763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #665763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665763; }
.text { color: #665763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 87 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665763, #66575c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665763?: #665763 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665763?: The RGB value is 102, 87, 99: 102 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665763?: The complementary color is #57665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.