Information about #65515B color

#65515B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #65515B is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 81, 91) — 39.6% red, 31.8% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 4 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted pink-red rose, #65515B sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Minx (#68535B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wenge (#645452) and Zambezi (#6B5A5A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(101, 81, 91)), which gives #65515B its character. If you plan to put text on a #65515B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #65515B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#65515B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#65515B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #65515B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#65515B
  • RGB101, 81, 91
  • CMYK0, 8, 4, 60
  • CSSrgb(101, 81, 91)
  • HSL330°, 11%, 36%
  • HSL Precise330°, 10.989%, 35.686%
  • HSV330°, 20%, 40%
  • HSB330°, 20%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.318, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.318, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.318, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID65515B
  • DECIMAL ID6639963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01