What color is #665E61?

#665E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665E61?

The RGB value is 102, 94, 97: 102 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665E61?

The complementary color is #5E6663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665E61 color

#665E61 rgb(102, 94, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665E61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (102, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#665E61 color codes

HEX	`#665E61`
RGB	`rgb(102, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, 3.79, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 3.83, 351.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.64, 11.693, 12.951)`
Decimal	`6708833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665E61, 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 #665E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #665E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665e61; }
.text { color: #665e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665e61, #665f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #665E61?: #665E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665E61?: The RGB value is 102, 94, 97: 102 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665E61?: The complementary color is #5E6663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.