Close to Bronze Olive

#65521D

#65521D is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Bronze Olive. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 32.2% green, and 11.4% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 55% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

2.78:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #65521D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#65521D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #65521D?

#65521D is a dark, rich brown, close to the color Bronze Olive. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 32.2% green, and 11.4% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 55% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #65521D in RGB?

#65521D is rgb(101, 82, 29): 101 red, 82 green, and 29 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #65521D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 71, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #65521D?

PANTONE 147 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #65521D?

Its complement #465186 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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