What color is #665D44?

#665D44 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 #665D44?

The RGB value is 102, 93, 68: 102 red, 93 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665D44?

The complementary color is #444D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665D44 color

#665D44 rgb(102, 93, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665D44 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.5% green and 26.7% blue (102, 93, 68).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#665D44 color codes

HEX	`#665D44`
RGB	`rgb(102, 93, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, -0.65, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 15.72, 92.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.437, 11.071, 7.055)`
Decimal	`6708548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665D44, 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 #665D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #665D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665d44; }
.text { color: #665d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 93 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665d44, #5e6644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #665D44?: #665D44 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 #665D44?: The RGB value is 102, 93, 68: 102 red, 93 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665D44?: The complementary color is #444D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.