What color is #654446?

#654446 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654446?

The RGB value is 101, 68, 70: 101 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654446?

The complementary color is #446563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654446 color

#654446 rgb(101, 68, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #654446 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 26.7% green and 27.5% blue (101, 68, 70).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#654446 color codes

HEX	`#654446`
RGB	`rgb(101, 68, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 26.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.58, 14.56, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.58, 15.26, 17.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.54, 7.344, 6.761)`
Decimal	`6636614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654446, 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 #654446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #654446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654446; }
.text { color: #654446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 68 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654446, #655244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #654446?: #654446 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654446?: The RGB value is 101, 68, 70: 101 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654446?: The complementary color is #446563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.