What color is #654547?

#654547 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 #654547?

The RGB value is 101, 69, 71: 101 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654547?

The complementary color is #456563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654547 color

#654547 rgb(101, 69, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #654547 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 27.1% green and 27.8% blue (101, 69, 71).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#654547 color codes

HEX	`#654547`
RGB	`rgb(101, 69, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 27.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 14.1, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 14.75, 17.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.632, 7.478, 6.949)`
Decimal	`6636871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654547, 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 #654547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #654547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654547; }
.text { color: #654547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 69 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654547, #655345); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #654547?: #654547 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 #654547?: The RGB value is 101, 69, 71: 101 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654547?: The complementary color is #456563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.