What color is #654B37?

#654B37 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Power?

The RGB value is 101, 75, 55: 101 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Power?

The complementary color is #375165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Power color: hex code #654B37

#654B37 rgb(101, 75, 55)

Shades of brown

Black Power has the hex code #654B37. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29.4% green and 21.6% blue (101, 75, 55).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 46% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

Black Power (#654B37) color codes

HEX	`#654B37`
RGB	`rgb(101, 75, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.14, 8.12, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.14, 18.11, 63.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.573, 8.075, 4.721)`
Decimal	`6638391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Power, 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 #654B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #654B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654b37; }
.text { color: #654b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 75 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654b37, #656237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #654B37 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #654B37?: #654B37 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Power?: The RGB value is 101, 75, 55: 101 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Power?: The complementary color is #375165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.