What color is #665B5A?

#665B5A is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665B5A?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 90: 102 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B5A?

The complementary color is #5A6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B5A?

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.

#665B5A color

#665B5A rgb(102, 91, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665B5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 35.3% blue (102, 91, 90).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#665B5A color codes

HEX	`#665B5A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.66, 4.25, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.66, 4.78, 27.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.066, 11.045, 11.22)`
Decimal	`6708058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B5A, 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 #665B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B5A 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 #665B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b5a; }
.text { color: #665b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b5a, #66615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665B5A?: #665B5A is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665B5A?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 90: 102 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B5A?: The complementary color is #5A6566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B5A?: 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.