What color is #665C4E?

#665C4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665C4E?

The RGB value is 102, 92, 78: 102 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665C4E?

The complementary color is #4E5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665C4E color

#665C4E rgb(102, 92, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665C4E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (102, 92, 78).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#665C4E color codes

HEX	`#665C4E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 92, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.63, 1.51, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.63, 9.65, 81.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.682, 11.029, 8.772)`
Decimal	`6708302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665C4E, 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 #665C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #665C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665c4e; }
.text { color: #665c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 92 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665c4e, #64664e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #665C4E?: #665C4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665C4E?: The RGB value is 102, 92, 78: 102 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665C4E?: The complementary color is #4E5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.