What color is #65455B?

#65455B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65455B?

The RGB value is 101, 69, 91: 101 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65455B?

The complementary color is #45654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65455B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65455B color

#65455B rgb(101, 69, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65455B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 27.1% green and 35.7% blue (101, 69, 91).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#65455B color codes

HEX	`#65455B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 69, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 27.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, 17.65, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 19.17, 336.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.383, 7.779, 10.903)`
Decimal	`6636891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65455B, 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 #65455B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65455B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #65455B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65455b; }
.text { color: #65455b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65455b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 69 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65455b, #65454b); }

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Questions

What color is #65455B?: #65455B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65455B?: The RGB value is 101, 69, 91: 101 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65455B?: The complementary color is #45654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65455B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.