What color is #653E39?

#653E39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653E39?

The RGB value is 101, 62, 57: 101 red, 62 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653E39?

The complementary color is #396065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653E39 color

#653E39 rgb(101, 62, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #653E39 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 24.3% green and 22.4% blue (101, 62, 57).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 44% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#653E39 color codes

HEX	`#653E39`
RGB	`rgb(101, 62, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 24.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 44%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.66, 16.43, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.66, 19.35, 31.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.828, 6.508, 4.714)`
Decimal	`6635065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653E39, 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 #653E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #653E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653e39; }
.text { color: #653e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 62 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653e39, #655439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #653E39?: #653E39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653E39?: The RGB value is 101, 62, 57: 101 red, 62 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653E39?: The complementary color is #396065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.