What color is #653E42?

#653E42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653E42?

The RGB value is 101, 62, 66: 101 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653E42?

The complementary color is #3E6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653E42 color

#653E42 rgb(101, 62, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #653E42 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 24.3% green and 25.9% blue (101, 62, 66).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#653E42 color codes

HEX	`#653E42`
RGB	`rgb(101, 62, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 24.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.89, 17.67, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.89, 18.29, 14.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.073, 6.606, 6.003)`
Decimal	`6635074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653E42, 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 #653E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #653E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653e42; }
.text { color: #653e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 62 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653e42, #654d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #653E42?: #653E42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653E42?: The RGB value is 101, 62, 66: 101 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653E42?: The complementary color is #3E6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.