What color is #665A4A?

#665A4A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A4A?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 74: 102 red, 90 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A4A?

The complementary color is #4A5666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A4A color

#665A4A rgb(102, 90, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665A4A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 29% blue (102, 90, 74).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#665A4A color codes

HEX	`#665A4A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 27%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, 2.06, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 11.23, 79.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.372, 10.632, 7.983)`
Decimal	`6707786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A4A, 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 #665A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #665A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a4a; }
.text { color: #665a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a4a, #64664a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665A4A?: #665A4A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A4A?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 74: 102 red, 90 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A4A?: The complementary color is #4A5666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.