What color is #652E4C?

#652E4C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #652E4C?

The RGB value is 101, 46, 76: 101 red, 46 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #652E4C?

The complementary color is #2E6547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #652E4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#652E4C color

#652E4C rgb(101, 46, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #652E4C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 18% green and 29.8% blue (101, 46, 76).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#652E4C color codes

HEX	`#652E4C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 46, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 18%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.42, 28.73, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.42, 29.55, 346.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.649, 5.243, 7.445)`
Decimal	`6630988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #652E4C, 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 #652E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#652E4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #652E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #652e4c; }
.text { color: #652e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #652e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 46 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #652e4c, #652e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #652E4C?: #652E4C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #652E4C?: The RGB value is 101, 46, 76: 101 red, 46 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #652E4C?: The complementary color is #2E6547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #652E4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.