What color is #665A64?

#665A64 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A64?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 100: 102 red, 90 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A64?

The complementary color is #5A665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A64 color

#665A64 rgb(102, 90, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665A64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 39.2% blue (102, 90, 100).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#665A64 color codes

HEX	`#665A64`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.68, 6.85, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.68, 7.91, 330.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.436, 11.057, 13.586)`
Decimal	`6707812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A64, 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 #665A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #665A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a64; }
.text { color: #665a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a64, #665a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #665A64?: #665A64 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A64?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 100: 102 red, 90 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A64?: The complementary color is #5A665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.