What color is #654A46?

#654A46 is a dark, grayish red known as Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liver?

The RGB value is 101, 74, 70: 101 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liver?

The complementary color is #466165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liver color: hex code #654A46

#654A46 rgb(101, 74, 70)

Shades of gray

Liver has the hex code #654A46. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (101, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

Liver (#654A46) color codes

HEX	`#654A46`
RGB	`rgb(101, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 10.83, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 12.83, 32.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.921, 8.107, 6.888)`
Decimal	`6638150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liver, 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 #654A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #654A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654a46; }
.text { color: #654a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654a46, #655a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

See #654A46 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #654A46?: #654A46 is a dark, grayish red known as Liver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liver?: The RGB value is 101, 74, 70: 101 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liver?: The complementary color is #466165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.