What color is #65677F?

#65677F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65677F?

The RGB value is 101, 103, 127: 101 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65677F?

The complementary color is #7F7D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65677F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65677F color

#65677F rgb(101, 103, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #65677F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.4% green and 49.8% blue (101, 103, 127).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#65677F color codes

HEX	`#65677F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 103, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.23, 4.73, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.23, 14.38, 289.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.047, 13.999, 22.037)`
Decimal	`6645631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65677F, 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 #65677F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65677F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #65677F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65677f; }
.text { color: #65677f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65677f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 103 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65677f, #70657f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #65677F?: #65677F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65677F?: The RGB value is 101, 103, 127: 101 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65677F?: The complementary color is #7F7D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65677F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.