What color is #665B47?

#665B47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665B47?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 71: 102 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B47?

The complementary color is #475266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665B47 color

#665B47 rgb(102, 91, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665B47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 27.8% blue (102, 91, 71).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#665B47 color codes

HEX	`#665B47`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, 0.99, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 13.22, 85.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.358, 10.762, 7.492)`
Decimal	`6708039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B47, 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 #665B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #665B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b47; }
.text { color: #665b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b47, #626647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665B47?: #665B47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665B47?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 71: 102 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B47?: The complementary color is #475266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.