What color is #65596A?

#65596A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65596A?

The RGB value is 101, 89, 106: 101 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65596A?

The complementary color is #5E6A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65596A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65596A color

#65596A rgb(101, 89, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65596A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (101, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#65596A color codes

HEX	`#65596A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 8.36, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 11.52, 316.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.54, 10.952, 15.139)`
Decimal	`6642026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65596A, 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 #65596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65596A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #65596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65596a; }
.text { color: #65596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65596a, #6a5967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #65596A?: #65596A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65596A?: The RGB value is 101, 89, 106: 101 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65596A?: The complementary color is #5E6A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65596A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.