What color is #653A37?

#653A37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653A37?

The RGB value is 101, 58, 55: 101 red, 58 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653A37?

The complementary color is #376265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653A37 color

#653A37 rgb(101, 58, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #653A37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 22.7% green and 21.6% blue (101, 58, 55).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 46% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#653A37 color codes

HEX	`#653A37`
RGB	`rgb(101, 58, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 22.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 46%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, 18.63, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 21.16, 28.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.57, 6.069, 4.386)`
Decimal	`6634039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653A37, 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 #653A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #653A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653a37; }
.text { color: #653a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 58 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653a37, #655137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #653A37?: #653A37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653A37?: The RGB value is 101, 58, 55: 101 red, 58 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653A37?: The complementary color is #376265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.