What color is #653250?

#653250 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 #653250?

The RGB value is 101, 50, 80: 101 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653250?

The complementary color is #326547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653250 color

#653250 rgb(101, 50, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #653250 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 19.6% green and 31.4% blue (101, 50, 80).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#653250 color codes

HEX	`#653250`
RGB	`rgb(101, 50, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 19.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, 27.11, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 28.27, 343.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.956, 5.628, 8.255)`
Decimal	`6632016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653250, 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 #653250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #653250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653250; }
.text { color: #653250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 50 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653250, #653236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #653250?: #653250 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 #653250?: The RGB value is 101, 50, 80: 101 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653250?: The complementary color is #326547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.