What color is #653F4E?

#653F4E 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 #653F4E?

The RGB value is 101, 63, 78: 101 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653F4E?

The complementary color is #3F6556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653F4E color

#653F4E rgb(101, 63, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #653F4E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 24.7% green and 30.6% blue (101, 63, 78).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#653F4E color codes

HEX	`#653F4E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 63, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 24.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.51, 18.96, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.51, 19.08, 353.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.52, 6.872, 8.084)`
Decimal	`6635342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653F4E, 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 #653F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #653F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653f4e; }
.text { color: #653f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 63 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653f4e, #65433f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #653F4E?: #653F4E 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 #653F4E?: The RGB value is 101, 63, 78: 101 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653F4E?: The complementary color is #3F6556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.