What color is #665840?

#665840 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665840?

The RGB value is 102, 88, 64: 102 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665840?

The complementary color is #404E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665840 color

#665840 rgb(102, 88, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665840 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.5% green and 25.1% blue (102, 88, 64).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#665840 color codes

HEX	`#665840`
RGB	`rgb(102, 88, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.15, 1.79, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.15, 16.15, 83.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.895, 10.175, 6.292)`
Decimal	`6707264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665840, 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 #665840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #665840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665840; }
.text { color: #665840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 88 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665840, #616640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665840?: #665840 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665840?: The RGB value is 102, 88, 64: 102 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665840?: The complementary color is #404E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.