What color is #65403E?

#65403E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65403E?

The RGB value is 101, 64, 62: 101 red, 64 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65403E?

The complementary color is #3E6365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65403E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65403E color

#65403E rgb(101, 64, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #65403E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 25.1% green and 24.3% blue (101, 64, 62).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 39% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#65403E color codes

HEX	`#65403E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 64, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 25.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 39%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, 15.86, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 17.72, 26.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.07, 6.782, 5.44)`
Decimal	`6635582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65403E, 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 #65403E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65403E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #65403E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65403e; }
.text { color: #65403e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65403e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 64 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65403e, #65543e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #65403E?: #65403E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65403E?: The RGB value is 101, 64, 62: 101 red, 64 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65403E?: The complementary color is #3E6365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65403E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.