What color is #65352F?

#65352F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65352F?

The RGB value is 101, 53, 47: 101 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65352F?

The complementary color is #2F5F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65352F color

#65352F rgb(101, 53, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #65352F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (101, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#65352F color codes

HEX	`#65352F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 53%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.16, 20.74, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.16, 24.64, 32.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.153, 5.519, 3.377)`
Decimal	`6632751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65352F, 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 #65352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #65352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65352f; }
.text { color: #65352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65352f, #65502f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #65352F?: #65352F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65352F?: The RGB value is 101, 53, 47: 101 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65352F?: The complementary color is #2F5F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.