What color is #665D35?

#665D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665D35?

The RGB value is 102, 93, 53: 102 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665D35?

The complementary color is #353E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665D35 color

#665D35 rgb(102, 93, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.5% green and 20.8% blue (102, 93, 53).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#665D35 color codes

HEX	`#665D35`
RGB	`rgb(102, 93, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, -2.59, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 24.35, 96.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.037, 10.911, 4.945)`
Decimal	`6708533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665D35, 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 #665D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #665D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665d35; }
.text { color: #665d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 93 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665d35, #576635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665D35?: #665D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665D35?: The RGB value is 102, 93, 53: 102 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665D35?: The complementary color is #353E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.