#665e6e

Color #665e6e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#665e6e

RGB

rgb(102, 94, 110)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 14.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(41.15, 6.56, -7.9)

LCH

lch(41.15, 10.27, 309.71)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.0269, 307.76)

HWB

hwb(270, 36.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#666e5e

Analogous

#5e5e6e

#665e6e

#6e5e6e

Triadic

#665e6e

#6e665e

#5e6e66

Split-complementary

#665e6e

#6e6e5e

#5e6e5e

Tetradic

#665e6e

#6e5e66

#666e5e

#5e6e66

Square

#665e6e

#6e5e5e

#666e5e

#5e6e6e

Shades

Color #665e6e mixed toward black.

#554e5c

#443f49

#332f37

#221f25

#111012

Tints

Color #665e6e mixed toward white.

#807689

#9991a1

#b3adb8

#ccc8d0

#e6e4e7

Tones

Color #665e6e mixed toward gray.

#665f6d

#66616b

#66626a

#666369

#666567

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63636a · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#63646a · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#666767 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 9.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #665e6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#665e6e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#665e6e (#665e6e) is rgb(102, 94, 110) in RGB.

No, #665e6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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