What color is #665F52?

#665F52 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 #665F52?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 82: 102 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F52?

The complementary color is #525966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665F52 color

#665F52 rgb(102, 95, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665F52 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 32.2% blue (102, 95, 82).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#665F52 color codes

HEX	`#665F52`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.6, 0.38, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.6, 8.46, 87.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.095, 11.619, 9.639)`
Decimal	`6709074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F52, 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 #665F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #665F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f52; }
.text { color: #665f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f52, #636652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #665F52?: #665F52 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 #665F52?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 82: 102 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F52?: The complementary color is #525966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.