What color is #665A76?

#665A76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A76?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 118: 102 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A76?

The complementary color is #6A765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A76 color

#665A76 rgb(102, 90, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665A76 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 46.3% blue (102, 90, 118).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#665A76 color codes

HEX	`#665A76`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, 10.86, -14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 17.76, 307.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.405, 11.445, 18.692)`
Decimal	`6707830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A76, 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 #665A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #665A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a76; }
.text { color: #665a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a76, #745a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665A76?: #665A76 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A76?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 118: 102 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A76?: The complementary color is #6A765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.