Information about #65595B color

#65595B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#65595B falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 89, 91) — 39.6% red, 34.9% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 4 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #65595B reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carbon Gray (#625D5D). Slightly further away sit Zambezi (#6B5A5A) and Minx (#68535B).

The recipe behind #65595B is rgb(101, 89, 91), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #65595B: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#65595B color variations

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

#65595B 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 #65595B

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

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#65595B
  • RGB101, 89, 91
  • CMYK0, 5, 4, 60
  • CSSrgb(101, 89, 91)
  • HSL350°, 6%, 37%
  • HSL Precise350°, 6.316%, 37.255%
  • HSV350°, 12%, 40%
  • HSB350°, 12%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.349, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.349, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.349, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID65595B
  • DECIMAL ID6642011
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01