What color is #650600?

#650600 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #650600?

The RGB value is 101, 6, 0: 101 red, 6 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #650600?

The complementary color is #005F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #650600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#650600 color

#650600 rgb(101, 6, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #650600 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 2.4% green and 0% blue (101, 6, 0).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blood of Zeus (#640F09), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#650600 color codes

HEX	`#650600`
RGB	`rgb(101, 6, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 2.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.63, 39.02, 29.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.63, 49.18, 37.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.433, 2.898, 0.273)`
Decimal	`6620672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #650600, 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 #650600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#650600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #650600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #650600; }
.text { color: #650600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #650600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 6 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #650600, #653900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #650600?: #650600 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #650600?: The RGB value is 101, 6, 0: 101 red, 6 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #650600?: The complementary color is #005F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #650600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.