What color is #653E4F?

#653E4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653E4F?

The RGB value is 101, 62, 79: 101 red, 62 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653E4F?

The complementary color is #3E6554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653E4F color

#653E4F rgb(101, 62, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #653E4F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 24.3% green and 31% blue (101, 62, 79).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 22% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#653E4F color codes

HEX	`#653E4F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 62, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 24.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 22%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.29, 19.75, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.29, 19.99, 351.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.501, 6.777, 8.256)`
Decimal	`6635087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653E4F, 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 #653E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #653E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653e4f; }
.text { color: #653e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 62 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653e4f, #65403e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #653E4F?: #653E4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653E4F?: The RGB value is 101, 62, 79: 101 red, 62 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653E4F?: The complementary color is #3E6554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.