What color is #665F56?

#665F56 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665F56?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 86: 102 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F56?

The complementary color is #565D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F56?

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.

#665F56 color

#665F56 rgb(102, 95, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #665F56 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 33.7% blue (102, 95, 86).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#665F56 color codes

HEX	`#665F56`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, 1.09, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 6.25, 80)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.251, 11.681, 10.464)`
Decimal	`6709078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F56, 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 #665F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F56 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 #665F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f56; }
.text { color: #665f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f56, #656656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #665F56?: #665F56 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665F56?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 86: 102 red, 95 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F56?: The complementary color is #565D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F56?: 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.