What color is #65665E?

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

What is the RGB value of #65665E?

The RGB value is 101, 102, 94: 101 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65665E?

The complementary color is #5F5E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65665E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65665E color

#65665E rgb(101, 102, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65665E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40% green and 36.9% blue (101, 102, 94).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#65665E color codes

HEX	`#65665E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 102, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, -2, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 4.82, 114.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.138, 13.078, 12.472)`
Decimal	`6645342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65665E, 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 #65665E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65665e; }
.text { color: #65665e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65665e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 102 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65665e, #61665e); }

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Questions

What color is #65665E?: #65665E is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65665E?: The RGB value is 101, 102, 94: 101 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65665E?: The complementary color is #5F5E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65665E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.