What color is #665856?

#665856 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 #665856?

The RGB value is 102, 88, 86: 102 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665856?

The complementary color is #566466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665856 color

#665856 rgb(102, 88, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665856 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.5% green and 33.7% blue (102, 88, 86).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#665856 color codes

HEX	`#665856`
RGB	`rgb(102, 88, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, 5.33, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 6.25, 31.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.649, 10.476, 10.263)`
Decimal	`6707286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665856, 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 #665856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #665856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665856; }
.text { color: #665856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 88 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665856, #666056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665856?: #665856 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 #665856?: The RGB value is 102, 88, 86: 102 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665856?: The complementary color is #566466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.