What color is #65657A?

#65657A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65657A?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 122: 101 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65657A?

The complementary color is #7A7A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65657A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65657A color

#65657A rgb(101, 101, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65657A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 47.8% blue (101, 101, 122).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#65657A color codes

HEX	`#65657A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, 4.72, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 12.62, 291.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.533, 13.479, 20.297)`
Decimal	`6645114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65657A, 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 #65657A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65657A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #65657A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65657a; }
.text { color: #65657a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65657a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65657a, #70657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #65657A?: #65657A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65657A?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 122: 101 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65657A?: The complementary color is #7A7A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65657A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.