What color is #665F45?

#665F45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665F45?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 69: 102 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F45?

The complementary color is #454C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665F45 color

#665F45 rgb(102, 95, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665F45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (102, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#665F45 color codes

HEX	`#665F45`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.31, -1.7, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.31, 16.02, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.646, 11.439, 7.276)`
Decimal	`6709061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F45, 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 #665F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #665F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f45; }
.text { color: #665f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f45, #5d6645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #665F45?: #665F45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665F45?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 69: 102 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F45?: The complementary color is #454C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.