What color is #665964?

#665964 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665964?

The RGB value is 102, 89, 100: 102 red, 89 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665964?

The complementary color is #59665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665964 color

#665964 rgb(102, 89, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665964 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.9% green and 39.2% blue (102, 89, 100).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#665964 color codes

HEX	`#665964`
RGB	`rgb(102, 89, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.39, 7.46, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.39, 8.65, 329.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.352, 10.89, 13.558)`
Decimal	`6707556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665964, 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 #665964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #665964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665964; }
.text { color: #665964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 89 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665964, #66595d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665964?: #665964 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665964?: The RGB value is 102, 89, 100: 102 red, 89 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665964?: The complementary color is #59665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.