What color is #65353E?

#65353E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65353E?

The RGB value is 101, 53, 62: 101 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65353E?

The complementary color is #35655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65353E color

#65353E rgb(101, 53, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #65353E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (101, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 39% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#65353E color codes

HEX	`#65353E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 39%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 22.56, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 22.91, 10.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.51, 5.661, 5.254)`
Decimal	`6632766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65353E, 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 #65353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #65353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65353e; }
.text { color: #65353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65353e, #654435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #65353E?: #65353E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65353E?: The RGB value is 101, 53, 62: 101 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65353E?: The complementary color is #35655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.