What color is #65585E?

#65585E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65585E?

The RGB value is 101, 88, 94: 101 red, 88 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65585E?

The complementary color is #58655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65585E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65585E color

#65585E rgb(101, 88, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65585E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.5% green and 36.9% blue (101, 88, 94).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#65585E color codes

HEX	`#65585E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 88, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.82, 6.46, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.82, 6.63, 346.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.877, 10.555, 12.052)`
Decimal	`6641758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65585E, 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 #65585E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65585E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #65585E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65585e; }
.text { color: #65585e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65585e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 88 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65585e, #655858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #65585E?: #65585E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65585E?: The RGB value is 101, 88, 94: 101 red, 88 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65585E?: The complementary color is #58655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65585E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.