What color is #653C42?

#653C42 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653C42?

The RGB value is 101, 60, 66: 101 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653C42?

The complementary color is #3C655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653C42 color

#653C42 rgb(101, 60, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #653C42 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.5% green and 25.9% blue (101, 60, 66).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#653C42 color codes

HEX	`#653C42`
RGB	`rgb(101, 60, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 23.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, 18.89, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 19.31, 11.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.966, 6.392, 5.967)`
Decimal	`6634562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653C42, 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 #653C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #653C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653c42; }
.text { color: #653c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 60 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653c42, #654a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #653C42?: #653C42 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653C42?: The RGB value is 101, 60, 66: 101 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653C42?: The complementary color is #3C655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.