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#665C5E

#665c5e ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665c5e is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 36.08% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 5.15% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 4.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1129

Complementary

  1. #665c5e
  2. #5c6664

Split complementary

  1. #665c5e
  2. #5c665f
  3. #5c6366

Analogous

  1. #665c63
  2. #665c5e
  3. #665f5c

Triadic

  1. #665c5e
  2. #5e665c
  3. #5c5e66

Tetradic

  1. #665c5e
  2. #66645c
  3. #5c6664
  4. #5c5e66

Square

  1. #665c5e
  2. #63665c
  3. #5c6664
  4. #5f5c66

Monochromatic

  1. #161314
  2. #3e3839
  3. #665c5e
  4. #8d8184
  5. #b2a9ab

Shades

#665c5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665c5e
  2. #5c5355
  3. #524a4b
  4. #474042
  5. #3d3738
  6. #332e2f
  7. #292526
  8. #1f1c1c
  9. #141213
  10. #0a0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#665c5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665c5e
  2. #756c6e
  3. #857d7e
  4. #948d8e
  5. #a39d9e
  6. #b3aeaf
  7. #c2bebf
  8. #d1cecf
  9. #e0dedf
  10. #f0efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665c5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665c5e
  2. #696061
  3. #6b6365
  4. #6e6768
  5. #706a6c
  6. #736e6f
  7. #767272
  8. #787576
  9. #7b7979
  10. #7d7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625d5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5f5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #685b5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615d5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #625e5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #675c5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665c5e {
  color: #665c5e;
}
Background
.bg-665c5e {
  background-color: #665c5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665c5e {
  border: 2px solid #665c5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665c5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 92 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 5% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665c5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665c5e, #665f5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665c5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 92 94 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 4.16 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.67 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.99 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.99 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.84 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.97 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.14 #99a3a1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Wenge
#665c5e  rgb(102, 92, 94)  hsl(348, 5%, 38%)  Wenge
#5c6664  rgb(92, 102, 100)  hsl(168, 5%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5e665c  rgb(94, 102, 92)  hsl(108, 5%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5c5e66  rgb(92, 94, 102)  hsl(228, 5%, 38%)  Davy's Gray