Information about #665E68 color

#665E68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#665E68 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 94, 104) — 40% red, 36.9% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 4 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #665E68 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Salt Box (#696268). Slightly further away sit Matakana (#685D63) and Smoky (#605D6B).

The recipe behind #665E68 is rgb(102, 94, 104), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #665E68: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. No one has named #665E68 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#665E68 color variations

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#665E68 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #665E68

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#665E68
  • RGB102, 94, 104
  • CMYK1, 4, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(102, 94, 104)
  • HSL288°, 5%, 39%
  • HSL Precise288°, 5.051%, 38.824%
  • HSV288°, 10%, 41%
  • HSB288°, 10%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.369, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.369, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.369, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID665E68
  • DECIMAL ID6708840
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01