What color is #65605A?

#65605A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65605A?

The RGB value is 101, 96, 90: 101 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65605A?

The complementary color is #5A5F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65605A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65605A color

#65605A rgb(101, 96, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65605A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 37.6% green and 35.3% blue (101, 96, 90).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#65605A color codes

HEX	`#65605A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 96, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 0.81, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 4.21, 78.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.395, 11.871, 11.362)`
Decimal	`6643802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65605A, 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 #65605A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65605A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #65605A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65605a; }
.text { color: #65605a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65605a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 96 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65605a, #64655a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #65605A?: #65605A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65605A?: The RGB value is 101, 96, 90: 101 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65605A?: The complementary color is #5A5F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65605A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.