What color is #665A70?

#665A70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A70?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 112: 102 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A70?

The complementary color is #64705A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A70 color

#665A70 rgb(102, 90, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665A70 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 43.9% blue (102, 90, 112).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#665A70 color codes

HEX	`#665A70`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.09, 9.47, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.09, 14.3, 311.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.06, 11.307, 16.873)`
Decimal	`6707824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A70, 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 #665A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #665A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a70; }
.text { color: #665a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a70, #705a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665A70?: #665A70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A70?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 112: 102 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A70?: The complementary color is #64705A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.