What color is #65274E?

#65274E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65274E?

The RGB value is 101, 39, 78: 101 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65274E?

The complementary color is #27653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65274E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65274E color

#65274E rgb(101, 39, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65274E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 15.3% green and 30.6% blue (101, 39, 78).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 44% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#65274E color codes

HEX	`#65274E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 39, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 15.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 44%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.06, 32.84, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.06, 34.42, 342.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.468, 4.768, 7.733)`
Decimal	`6629198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65274E, 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 #65274E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65274E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #65274E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65274e; }
.text { color: #65274e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65274e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 39 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65274e, #65272f); }

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Questions

What color is #65274E?: #65274E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65274E?: The RGB value is 101, 39, 78: 101 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65274E?: The complementary color is #27653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65274E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.