What color is #65565F?

#65565F 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 #65565F?

The RGB value is 101, 86, 95: 101 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65565F?

The complementary color is #56655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65565F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65565F color

#65565F rgb(101, 86, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65565F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.7% green and 37.3% blue (101, 86, 95).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#65565F color codes

HEX	`#65565F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 86, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.29, 7.89, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.29, 8.41, 339.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.76, 10.249, 12.236)`
Decimal	`6641247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65565F, 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 #65565F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65565F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #65565F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65565f; }
.text { color: #65565f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65565f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 86 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65565f, #655658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #65565F?: #65565F 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 #65565F?: The RGB value is 101, 86, 95: 101 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65565F?: The complementary color is #56655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65565F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.