What color is #65868A?

#65868A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65868A?

The RGB value is 101, 134, 138: 101 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65868A?

The complementary color is #8A6965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65868A color

#65868A rgb(101, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65868A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (101, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#65868A color codes

HEX	`#65868A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -10.59, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 12.14, 209.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.478, 21.651, 27.245)`
Decimal	`6653578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65868A, 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 #65868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #65868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65868a; }
.text { color: #65868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65868a, #65748a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #65868A?: #65868A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65868A?: The RGB value is 101, 134, 138: 101 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65868A?: The complementary color is #8A6965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.