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#65585D Color

#65585D is rgb(101, 88, 93) in RGB, hsl(337, 7%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wenge (#645452), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65585D
HEX#65585D
RGBrgb(101, 88, 93)
HSLhsl(337, 7%, 37%)
HSVhsv(337, 13%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.019 352.6)
LABlab(38.82% 6.19 -0.85)
LCHlch(38.82% 6.25 352.21)

What #65585D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #65585D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#65585D Channel Values

How #65585D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 88 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 7% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 13% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 8% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.76:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65585D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #65585D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65585D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #65585D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65585D.

How #65585D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#65585D
Protanopia#5A5A5D
Protanomaly#5F595D
Deuteranopia#5D5D5D
Deuteranomaly#605B5D
Tritanopia#645959
Tritanomaly#65585A
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65585D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-65585d: #65585D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65585D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65585d': '#65585D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.345, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_65585d">#65585D</color>
SVG fillfill="#65585D"

More Gray Colors

#65585D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#65585D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65585D?

#65585D is a dark gray — rgb(101, 88, 93) in RGB and hsl(337, 7%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wenge (#645452), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #65585D?

#65585D is rgb(101, 88, 93) — red 101, green 88, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65585D?

#65585D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65585D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #65585D scores 6.76:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65585D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65585D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 8.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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