Information about #665B73 color

#665B73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#665B73 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 91, 115) — 40% red, 35.7% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 9 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#665B73 is a calm, restrained violet that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Covert (#645977). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Comet (#636373) and Centaurian (#6E5977).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(102, 91, 115)), which gives #665B73 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #665B73: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #665B73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#665B73 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#665B73 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 #665B73

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

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#665B73
  • RGB102, 91, 115
  • CMYK5, 9, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(102, 91, 115)
  • HSL268°, 12%, 40%
  • HSL Precise267.5°, 11.65%, 40.392%
  • HSV268°, 21%, 45%
  • HSB268°, 21%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.357, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.357, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.357, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID665B73
  • DECIMAL ID6708083
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01