What color is #65383F?

#65383F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65383F?

The RGB value is 101, 56, 63: 101 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65383F?

The complementary color is #38655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65383F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65383F color

#65383F rgb(101, 56, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #65383F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 22% green and 24.7% blue (101, 56, 63).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 38% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#65383F color codes

HEX	`#65383F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 56, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 22%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 38%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, 20.9, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 21.36, 11.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.679, 5.955, 5.447)`
Decimal	`6633535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65383F, 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 #65383F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65383F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #65383F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65383f; }
.text { color: #65383f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65383f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 56 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65383f, #654838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #65383F?: #65383F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65383F?: The RGB value is 101, 56, 63: 101 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65383F?: The complementary color is #38655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65383F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.