What color is #665B74?

#665B74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665B74?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 116: 102 red, 91 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B74?

The complementary color is #69745B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665B74 color

#665B74 rgb(102, 91, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665B74 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 45.5% blue (102, 91, 116).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#665B74 color codes

HEX	`#665B74`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.52, 9.78, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.52, 15.88, 307.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.372, 11.568, 18.101)`
Decimal	`6708084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B74, 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 #665B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #665B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b74; }
.text { color: #665b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b74, #735b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #665B74?: #665B74 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665B74?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 116: 102 red, 91 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B74?: The complementary color is #69745B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.