What color is #65000B?

#65000B is a very dark, vivid red known as Rosewood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rosewood?

The RGB value is 101, 0, 11: 101 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rosewood?

The complementary color is #00655A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65000B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rosewood color: hex code #65000B

#65000B rgb(101, 0, 11)

Shades of red

Rosewood has the hex code #65000B. It is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 0% green and 4.3% blue (101, 0, 11).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 89% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

Rosewood (#65000B) color codes

HEX	`#65000B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 0, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 0%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 89%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.19, 40.87, 24.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.19, 47.87, 31.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.428, 2.792, 0.57)`
Decimal	`6619147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rosewood, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #65000B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65000B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #65000B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65000b; }
.text { color: #65000b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65000b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 0 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65000b, #652700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

See #65000B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #65000B?: #65000B is a very dark, vivid red known as Rosewood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rosewood?: The RGB value is 101, 0, 11: 101 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rosewood?: The complementary color is #00655A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65000B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.