What color is #656065?

#656065 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656065?

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

What is the complementary color of #656065?

The complementary color is #606560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656065 color

#656065 rgb(101, 96, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656065 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#656065 color codes

HEX	`#656065`
RGB	`rgb(101, 96, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.33, 3.01, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.33, 3.69, 324.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.898, 12.072, 14.013)`
Decimal	`6643813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656065, 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 #656065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #656065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656065; }
.text { color: #656065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 96 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656065, #656062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #656065?: #656065 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656065?: The RGB value is 101, 96, 101: 101 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656065?: The complementary color is #606560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.