What color is #653B36?

#653B36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653B36?

The RGB value is 101, 59, 54: 101 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653B36?

The complementary color is #366065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653B36 color

#653B36 rgb(101, 59, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #653B36 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green and 21.2% blue (101, 59, 54).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 47% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#653B36 color codes

HEX	`#653B36`
RGB	`rgb(101, 59, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 23.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 47%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.82, 17.89, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.82, 21, 31.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.597, 6.162, 4.279)`
Decimal	`6634294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653B36, 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 #653B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #653B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653b36; }
.text { color: #653b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 59 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653b36, #655336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #653B36?: #653B36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653B36?: The RGB value is 101, 59, 54: 101 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653B36?: The complementary color is #366065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.