What color is #665D72?

#665D72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665D72?

The RGB value is 102, 93, 114: 102 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665D72?

The complementary color is #69725D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665D72 color

#665D72 rgb(102, 93, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #665D72 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.5% green and 44.7% blue (102, 93, 114).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#665D72 color codes

HEX	`#665D72`
RGB	`rgb(102, 93, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 8.08, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 13.3, 307.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.431, 11.868, 17.552)`
Decimal	`6708594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665D72, 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 #665D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #665D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665d72; }
.text { color: #665d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 93 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665d72, #715d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #665D72?: #665D72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665D72?: The RGB value is 102, 93, 114: 102 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665D72?: The complementary color is #69725D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.