What color is #65656A?

#65656A is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65656A?

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

What is the complementary color of #65656A?

The complementary color is #6A6A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65656A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65656A color

#65656A rgb(101, 101, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65656A is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#65656A color codes

HEX	`#65656A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, 1.06, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 3.01, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.622, 13.115, 15.499)`
Decimal	`6645098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65656A, 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 #65656A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65656A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #65656A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65656a; }
.text { color: #65656a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65656a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65656a, #68656a); }

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Questions

What color is #65656A?: #65656A is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65656A?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 106: 101 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65656A?: The complementary color is #6A6A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65656A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.