What color is #65533F?

#65533F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65533F?

The RGB value is 101, 83, 63: 101 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65533F?

The complementary color is #3F5165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65533F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65533F color

#65533F rgb(101, 83, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #65533F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (101, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 38% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#65533F color codes

HEX	`#65533F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 38%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 4.24, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 15.13, 73.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.358, 9.313, 6.006)`
Decimal	`6640447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65533F, 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 #65533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65533F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #65533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65533f; }
.text { color: #65533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65533f, #64653f); }

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Questions

What color is #65533F?: #65533F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65533F?: The RGB value is 101, 83, 63: 101 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65533F?: The complementary color is #3F5165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65533F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.