What color is #654243?

#654243 is a dark, grayish red known as Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wild Thing?

The RGB value is 101, 66, 67: 101 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wild Thing?

The complementary color is #426564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wild Thing color: hex code #654243

#654243 rgb(101, 66, 67)

Shades of red

Wild Thing has the hex code #654243. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (101, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

Wild Thing (#654243) color codes

HEX	`#654243`
RGB	`rgb(101, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 34%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.96, 15.34, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.96, 16.34, 20.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.328, 7.069, 6.235)`
Decimal	`6636099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wild Thing, 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 #654243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #654243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654243; }
.text { color: #654243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654243, #655242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #654243 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #654243?: #654243 is a dark, grayish red known as Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wild Thing?: The RGB value is 101, 66, 67: 101 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wild Thing?: The complementary color is #426564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.