What color is #65796C?

#65796C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65796C?

The RGB value is 101, 121, 108: 101 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65796C?

The complementary color is #796572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65796C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65796C color

#65796C rgb(101, 121, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65796C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.5% green and 42.4% blue (101, 121, 108).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#65796C color codes

HEX	`#65796C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 121, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, -10.14, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 11.17, 155.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.91, 17.524, 16.781)`
Decimal	`6650220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65796C, 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 #65796C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65796C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #65796C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65796c; }
.text { color: #65796c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65796c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 121 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65796c, #657976); }

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Questions

What color is #65796C?: #65796C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65796C?: The RGB value is 101, 121, 108: 101 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65796C?: The complementary color is #796572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65796C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.