Information about #665C63 color

#665C63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #665C63 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 92, 99) — 40% red, 36.1% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 1 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #665C63 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Matakana (#685D63). Nearby in the Register you will also find Carbon Gray (#625D5D) and Mobster (#605A67).

In RGB terms — rgb(102, 92, 99) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #665C63 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #665C63 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#665C63 color variations

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#665C63 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 #665C63

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

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#665C63
  • RGB102, 92, 99
  • CMYK0, 4, 1, 60
  • CSSrgb(102, 92, 99)
  • HSL318°, 5%, 38%
  • HSL Precise318°, 5.155%, 38.039%
  • HSV318°, 10%, 40%
  • HSB318°, 10%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.361, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.361, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.361, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID665C63
  • DECIMAL ID6708323
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01