What color is #65555F?

#65555F 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 #65555F?

The RGB value is 101, 85, 95: 101 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65555F?

The complementary color is #55655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65555F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65555F color

#65555F rgb(101, 85, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65555F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.3% green and 37.3% blue (101, 85, 95).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#65555F color codes

HEX	`#65555F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 85, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38, 8.51, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38, 9.14, 338.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.681, 10.09, 12.209)`
Decimal	`6640991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65555F, 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 #65555F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65555F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #65555F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65555f; }
.text { color: #65555f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65555f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 85 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65555f, #655557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #65555F?: #65555F 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 #65555F?: The RGB value is 101, 85, 95: 101 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65555F?: The complementary color is #55655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65555F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.