What color is #665C46?

#665C46 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 #665C46?

The RGB value is 102, 92, 70: 102 red, 92 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665C46?

The complementary color is #465066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665C46 color

#665C46 rgb(102, 92, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665C46 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.1% green and 27.5% blue (102, 92, 70).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#665C46 color codes

HEX	`#665C46`
RGB	`rgb(102, 92, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, 0.24, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 14.16, 89.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.412, 10.922, 7.353)`
Decimal	`6708294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665C46, 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 #665C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #665C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665c46; }
.text { color: #665c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 92 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665c46, #606646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665C46?: #665C46 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 #665C46?: The RGB value is 102, 92, 70: 102 red, 92 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665C46?: The complementary color is #465066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.