What color is #65384F?

#65384F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65384F?

The RGB value is 101, 56, 79: 101 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65384F?

The complementary color is #38654E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65384F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65384F color

#65384F rgb(101, 56, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65384F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 22% green and 31% blue (101, 56, 79).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 22% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#65384F color codes

HEX	`#65384F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 56, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 22%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 22%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.81, 23.4, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.81, 23.99, 347.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.192, 6.16, 8.153)`
Decimal	`6633551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65384F, 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 #65384F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65384F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #65384F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65384f; }
.text { color: #65384f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65384f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 56 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65384f, #653839); }

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Questions

What color is #65384F?: #65384F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65384F?: The RGB value is 101, 56, 79: 101 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65384F?: The complementary color is #38654E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65384F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.