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#665E56

#665e56 ≈ Umber

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665e56 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 36.86% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 8.51% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Umber (#635147), ΔE 6.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.115

Complementary

  1. #665e56
  2. #565e66

Split complementary

  1. #665e56
  2. #566666
  3. #565666

Analogous

  1. #665656
  2. #665e56
  3. #666656

Triadic

  1. #665e56
  2. #56665e
  3. #5e5666

Tetradic

  1. #665e56
  2. #5e6656
  3. #565e66
  4. #5e5666

Square

  1. #665e56
  2. #566656
  3. #565e66
  4. #665666

Monochromatic

  1. #131110
  2. #3c3833
  3. #665e56
  4. #8f847a
  5. #b2aaa3

Shades

#665e56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665e56
  2. #5c554d
  3. #524b45
  4. #47423c
  5. #3d3834
  6. #332f2b
  7. #292622
  8. #1f1c1a
  9. #141311
  10. #0a0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#665e56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665e56
  2. #756e67
  3. #857e78
  4. #948e89
  5. #a39e9a
  6. #b3afab
  7. #c2bfbb
  8. #d1cfcc
  9. #e0dfdd
  10. #f0efee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665e56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665e56
  2. #69615a
  3. #6b655e
  4. #6e6863
  5. #706c67
  6. #736f6b
  7. #76726f
  8. #787673
  9. #7b7978
  10. #7d7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625f5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615e56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636056 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #695c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635e56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #645f56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #685d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665e56 {
  color: #665e56;
}
Background
.bg-665e56 {
  background-color: #665e56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665e56 {
  border: 2px solid #665e56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665e56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 94 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 9% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665e56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665e56, #666656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665e56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 94 86 / 0.35);
}

#635147 Umber ΔE 6.40 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.60 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.61 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.80 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.83 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.70 #99a1a9 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Umber
#665e56  rgb(102, 94, 86)  hsl(30, 9%, 37%)  Umber
#565e66  rgb(86, 94, 102)  hsl(210, 9%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#56665e  rgb(86, 102, 94)  hsl(150, 9%, 37%)  Feldgrau
#5e5666  rgb(94, 86, 102)  hsl(270, 9%, 37%)  Old Lavender