What color is #65726D?

#65726D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65726D?

The RGB value is 101, 114, 109: 101 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65726D?

The complementary color is #72656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65726D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65726D color

#65726D rgb(101, 114, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65726D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 44.7% green and 42.7% blue (101, 114, 109).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#65726D color codes

HEX	`#65726D`
RGB	`rgb(101, 114, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 44.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, -5.95, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 6.05, 169.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.144, 15.905, 16.79)`
Decimal	`6648429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65726D, 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 #65726D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65726D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #65726D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65726d; }
.text { color: #65726d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65726d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 114 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65726d, #657172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #65726D?: #65726D is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65726D?: The RGB value is 101, 114, 109: 101 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65726D?: The complementary color is #72656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65726D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.