What color is #65736B?

#65736B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65736B?

The RGB value is 101, 115, 107: 101 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65736B?

The complementary color is #73656D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65736B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65736B color

#65736B rgb(101, 115, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65736B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.1% green and 42% blue (101, 115, 107).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#65736B color codes

HEX	`#65736B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 115, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -6.94, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 7.43, 159.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.151, 16.089, 16.267)`
Decimal	`6648683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65736B, 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 #65736B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65736B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #65736B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65736b; }
.text { color: #65736b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65736b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 115 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65736b, #657372); }

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Questions

What color is #65736B?: #65736B is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65736B?: The RGB value is 101, 115, 107: 101 red, 115 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65736B?: The complementary color is #73656D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65736B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.