What color is #65878C?

#65878C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65878C?

The RGB value is 101, 135, 140: 101 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65878C?

The complementary color is #8C6A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65878C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65878C color

#65878C rgb(101, 135, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65878C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 52.9% green and 54.9% blue (101, 135, 140).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#65878C color codes

HEX	`#65878C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 135, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 52.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, -10.65, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 12.51, 211.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.763, 21.987, 28.061)`
Decimal	`6653836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65878C, 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 #65878C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65878C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #65878C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65878c; }
.text { color: #65878c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65878c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 135 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65878c, #65738c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #65878C?: #65878C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65878C?: The RGB value is 101, 135, 140: 101 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65878C?: The complementary color is #8C6A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65878C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.