What color is #654A35?

#654A35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654A35?

The RGB value is 101, 74, 53: 101 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654A35?

The complementary color is #355065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654A35 color

#654A35 rgb(101, 74, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #654A35 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29% green and 20.8% blue (101, 74, 53).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 48% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#654A35 color codes

HEX	`#654A35`
RGB	`rgb(101, 74, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 48%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 8.49, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 19, 63.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.459, 7.922, 4.451)`
Decimal	`6638133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654A35, 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 #654A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #654A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654a35; }
.text { color: #654a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 74 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654a35, #656235); }

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Questions

What color is #654A35?: #654A35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654A35?: The RGB value is 101, 74, 53: 101 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654A35?: The complementary color is #355065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.