What color is #653B66?

#653B66 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wine Tour?

The RGB value is 101, 59, 102: 101 red, 59 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wine Tour?

The complementary color is #3C663B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wine Tour color: hex code #653B66

#653B66 rgb(101, 59, 102)

Shades of purple

Wine Tour has the hex code #653B66. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green and 40% blue (101, 59, 102).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

Wine Tour (#653B66) color codes

HEX	`#653B66`
RGB	`rgb(101, 59, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 23.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 42%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, 26.01, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 31.43, 325.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.329, 6.854, 13.399)`
Decimal	`6634342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wine Tour, 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 #653B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #653B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653b66; }
.text { color: #653b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 59 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653b66, #663b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #653B66 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #653B66?: #653B66 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wine Tour?: The RGB value is 101, 59, 102: 101 red, 59 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wine Tour?: The complementary color is #3C663B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.