What color is #665850?

#665850 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665850?

The RGB value is 102, 88, 80: 102 red, 88 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665850?

The complementary color is #505E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665850 color

#665850 rgb(102, 88, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665850 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.5% green and 31.4% blue (102, 88, 80).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#665850 color codes

HEX	`#665850`
RGB	`rgb(102, 88, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.52, 4.27, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.52, 7.98, 57.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.417, 10.384, 9.043)`
Decimal	`6707280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665850, 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 #665850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #665850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665850; }
.text { color: #665850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 88 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665850, #666350); }

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Questions

What color is #665850?: #665850 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665850?: The RGB value is 102, 88, 80: 102 red, 88 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665850?: The complementary color is #505E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.