What color is #653D39?

#653D39 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 #653D39?

The RGB value is 101, 61, 57: 101 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653D39?

The complementary color is #396165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653D39 color

#653D39 rgb(101, 61, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #653D39 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.9% green and 22.4% blue (101, 61, 57).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 44% 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 9.21:1).

#653D39 color codes

HEX	`#653D39`
RGB	`rgb(101, 61, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 23.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 44%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, 17.04, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 19.69, 30.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.774, 6.4, 4.696)`
Decimal	`6634809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653D39, 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 #653D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #653D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653d39; }
.text { color: #653d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 61 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653d39, #655339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #653D39?: #653D39 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 #653D39?: The RGB value is 101, 61, 57: 101 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653D39?: The complementary color is #396165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.