What color is #665F4C?

#665F4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665F4C?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 76: 102 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F4C?

The complementary color is #4C5366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665F4C color

#665F4C rgb(102, 95, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665F4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 29.8% blue (102, 95, 76).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#665F4C color codes

HEX	`#665F4C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -0.62, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 11.92, 92.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.876, 11.531, 8.489)`
Decimal	`6709068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F4C, 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 #665F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #665F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f4c; }
.text { color: #665f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f4c, #60664c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #665F4C?: #665F4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665F4C?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 76: 102 red, 95 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F4C?: The complementary color is #4C5366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.