What color is #65686F?

#65686F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65686F?

The RGB value is 101, 104, 111: 101 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65686F?

The complementary color is #6F6C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65686F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65686F color

#65686F rgb(101, 104, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65686F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.8% green and 43.5% blue (101, 104, 111).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#65686F color codes

HEX	`#65686F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 104, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, 0.36, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 4.34, 274.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.186, 13.815, 17.008)`
Decimal	`6645871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65686F, 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 #65686F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65686F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #65686F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65686f; }
.text { color: #65686f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65686f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 104 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65686f, #67656f); }

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Questions

What color is #65686F?: #65686F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65686F?: The RGB value is 101, 104, 111: 101 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65686F?: The complementary color is #6F6C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65686F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.