What color is #653E65?

#653E65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #653E65?

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

What is the complementary color of #653E65?

The complementary color is #3E653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653E65 color

#653E65 rgb(101, 62, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #653E65 is a dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#653E65 color codes

HEX	`#653E65`
RGB	`rgb(101, 62, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 24.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.15, 23.99, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.15, 28.81, 326.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.438, 7.152, 13.193)`
Decimal	`6635109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653E65, 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 #653E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #653E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653e65; }
.text { color: #653e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 62 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653e65, #653e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #653E65?: #653E65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #653E65?: The RGB value is 101, 62, 101: 101 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653E65?: The complementary color is #3E653E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.