What color is #65505A?

#65505A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65505A?

The RGB value is 101, 80, 90: 101 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65505A?

The complementary color is #50655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65505A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65505A color

#65505A rgb(101, 80, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65505A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31.4% green and 35.3% blue (101, 80, 90).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#65505A color codes

HEX	`#65505A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 80, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, 10.61, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 10.9, 346.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.081, 9.243, 10.924)`
Decimal	`6639706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65505A, 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 #65505A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65505A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #65505A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65505a; }
.text { color: #65505a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65505a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 80 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65505a, #655050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #65505A?: #65505A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65505A?: The RGB value is 101, 80, 90: 101 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65505A?: The complementary color is #50655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65505A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.