What color is #665D61?

#665D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665D61?

The RGB value is 102, 93, 97: 102 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665D61?

The complementary color is #5D6662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665D61 color

#665D61 rgb(102, 93, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665D61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (102, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#665D61 color codes

HEX	`#665D61`
RGB	`rgb(102, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 4.4, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 4.51, 347.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.551, 11.517, 12.921)`
Decimal	`6708577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665D61, 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 #665D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #665D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665d61; }
.text { color: #665d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665d61, #665e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #665D61?: #665D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665D61?: The RGB value is 102, 93, 97: 102 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665D61?: The complementary color is #5D6662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.