What color is #653B55?

#653B55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653B55?

The RGB value is 101, 59, 85: 101 red, 59 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653B55?

The complementary color is #3B654B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653B55 color

#653B55 rgb(101, 59, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #653B55 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green and 33.3% blue (101, 59, 85).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#653B55 color codes

HEX	`#653B55`
RGB	`rgb(101, 59, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 23.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 22.65, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 23.95, 341.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.571, 6.551, 9.406)`
Decimal	`6634325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653B55, 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 #653B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #653B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653b55; }
.text { color: #653b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 59 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653b55, #653b40); }

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Questions

What color is #653B55?: #653B55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653B55?: The RGB value is 101, 59, 85: 101 red, 59 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653B55?: The complementary color is #3B654B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.