What color is #654545?

#654545 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 #654545?

The RGB value is 101, 69, 69: 101 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654545?

The complementary color is #456565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654545 color

#654545 rgb(101, 69, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #654545 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 27.1% green and 27.1% blue (101, 69, 69).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#654545 color codes

HEX	`#654545`
RGB	`rgb(101, 69, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 27.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, 13.78, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 14.86, 21.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.569, 7.453, 6.616)`
Decimal	`6636869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654545, 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 #654545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #654545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654545; }
.text { color: #654545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 69 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654545, #655545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #654545?: #654545 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 #654545?: The RGB value is 101, 69, 69: 101 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654545?: The complementary color is #456565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.