What color is #665F80?

#665F80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665F80?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 128: 102 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F80?

The complementary color is #79805F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665F80 color

#665F80 rgb(102, 95, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #665F80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 50.2% blue (102, 95, 128).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#665F80 color codes

HEX	`#665F80`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, 10.21, -17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 20.19, 300.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.467, 12.568, 22.134)`
Decimal	`6709120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F80, 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 #665F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #665F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f80; }
.text { color: #665f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f80, #775f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #665F80?: #665F80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665F80?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 128: 102 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F80?: The complementary color is #79805F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.