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#665E59

#665e59 ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#665e59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 12.75% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 23.08°, with 6.81% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #665e59
  2. #596166

Split complementary

  1. #665e59
  2. #596665
  3. #595a66

Analogous

  1. #66595a
  2. #665e59
  3. #666559

Triadic

  1. #665e59
  2. #59665e
  3. #5e5966

Tetradic

  1. #665e59
  2. #616659
  3. #596166
  4. #5e5966

Square

  1. #665e59
  2. #5a6659
  3. #596166
  4. #655966

Monochromatic

  1. #141312
  2. #3d3835
  3. #665e59
  4. #8e847d
  5. #b2aba6

Shades

#665e59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #665e59
  2. #5c5550
  3. #524b47
  4. #47423e
  5. #3d3835
  6. #332f2d
  7. #292624
  8. #1f1c1b
  9. #141312
  10. #0a0909
  11. #000000

Tints

#665e59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #665e59
  2. #756e6a
  3. #857e7a
  4. #948e8b
  5. #a39e9b
  6. #b3afac
  7. #c2bfbd
  8. #d1cfcd
  9. #e0dfde
  10. #f0efee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#665e59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #665e59
  2. #69615d
  3. #6b6561
  4. #6e6865
  5. #706c69
  6. #736f6d
  7. #767270
  8. #787674
  9. #7b7978
  10. #7d7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605e59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626059 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #695d5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635e59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #645f59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #685d5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-665e59 {
  color: #665e59;
}
Background
.bg-665e59 {
  background-color: #665e59;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-665e59 {
  border: 2px solid #665e59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #665e59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 94 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 7% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-665e59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #665e59, #666559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-665e59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 94 89 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 5.63 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.89 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.89 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.99 #635147 Umber ΔE 6.39 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.06 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.96 #99a1a6 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Wenge
#665e59  rgb(102, 94, 89)  hsl(23, 7%, 37%)  Wenge
#596166  rgb(89, 97, 102)  hsl(203, 7%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#59665e  rgb(89, 102, 94)  hsl(143, 7%, 37%)  Feldgrau
#5e5966  rgb(94, 89, 102)  hsl(263, 7%, 37%)  Davy's Gray