What color is #65615D?

#65615D is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65615D?

The RGB value is 101, 97, 93: 101 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65615D?

The complementary color is #5D6165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65615D color

#65615D rgb(101, 97, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65615D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (101, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#65615D color codes

HEX	`#65615D`
RGB	`rgb(101, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.38, 0.79, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.38, 2.95, 74.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.617, 12.107, 12.079)`
Decimal	`6644061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65615D, 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 #65615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #65615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65615d; }
.text { color: #65615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65615d, #65655d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #65615D?: #65615D is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65615D?: The RGB value is 101, 97, 93: 101 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65615D?: The complementary color is #5D6165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.