What color is #653A50?

#653A50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653A50?

The RGB value is 101, 58, 80: 101 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653A50?

The complementary color is #3A654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653A50 color

#653A50 rgb(101, 58, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #653A50 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 22.7% green and 31.4% blue (101, 58, 80).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#653A50 color codes

HEX	`#653A50`
RGB	`rgb(101, 58, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 22.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, 22.36, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 22.96, 346.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.328, 6.373, 8.379)`
Decimal	`6634064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653A50, 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 #653A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #653A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653a50; }
.text { color: #653a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 58 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653a50, #653a3b); }

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Questions

What color is #653A50?: #653A50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653A50?: The RGB value is 101, 58, 80: 101 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653A50?: The complementary color is #3A654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.