What color is #653A66?

#653A66 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653A66?

The RGB value is 101, 58, 102: 101 red, 58 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653A66?

The complementary color is #3B663A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653A66 color

#653A66 rgb(101, 58, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #653A66 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 22.7% green and 40% blue (101, 58, 102).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#653A66 color codes

HEX	`#653A66`
RGB	`rgb(101, 58, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 22.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 43%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, 26.61, -18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 32.13, 325.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.278, 6.753, 13.382)`
Decimal	`6634086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653A66, 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 #653A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #653A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653a66; }
.text { color: #653a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 58 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653a66, #663a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #653A66?: #653A66 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653A66?: The RGB value is 101, 58, 102: 101 red, 58 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653A66?: The complementary color is #3B663A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.