What color is #65373A?

#65373A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65373A?

The RGB value is 101, 55, 58: 101 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65373A?

The complementary color is #376562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65373A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65373A color

#65373A rgb(101, 55, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #65373A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 21.6% green and 22.7% blue (101, 55, 58).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 43% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#65373A color codes

HEX	`#65373A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 55, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 21.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 43%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.92, 20.83, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.92, 22.02, 18.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.497, 5.805, 4.728)`
Decimal	`6633274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65373A, 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 #65373A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65373A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #65373A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65373a; }
.text { color: #65373a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65373a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 55 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65373a, #654b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #65373A?: #65373A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65373A?: The RGB value is 101, 55, 58: 101 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65373A?: The complementary color is #376562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65373A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.