What color is #654441?

#654441 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654441?

The RGB value is 101, 68, 65: 101 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654441?

The complementary color is #416265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654441 color

#654441 rgb(101, 68, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #654441 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 26.7% green and 25.5% blue (101, 68, 65).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 36% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#654441 color codes

HEX	`#654441`
RGB	`rgb(101, 68, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 26.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.44, 13.81, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.44, 15.74, 28.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.388, 7.283, 5.964)`
Decimal	`6636609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654441, 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 #654441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #654441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654441; }
.text { color: #654441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 68 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654441, #655641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #654441?: #654441 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654441?: The RGB value is 101, 68, 65: 101 red, 68 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654441?: The complementary color is #416265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.