What color is #65665D?

#65665D is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65665D?

The RGB value is 101, 102, 93: 101 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65665D?

The complementary color is #5E5D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65665D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65665D color

#65665D rgb(101, 102, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65665D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40% green and 36.5% blue (101, 102, 93).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#65665D color codes

HEX	`#65665D`
RGB	`rgb(101, 102, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, -2.19, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 5.42, 113.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.094, 13.06, 12.237)`
Decimal	`6645341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65665D, 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 #65665D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65665D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #65665D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65665d; }
.text { color: #65665d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65665d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 102 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65665d, #60665d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #65665D?: #65665D is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65665D?: The RGB value is 101, 102, 93: 101 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65665D?: The complementary color is #5E5D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65665D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.