What color is #654A3C?

#654A3C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654A3C?

The RGB value is 101, 74, 60: 101 red, 74 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654A3C?

The complementary color is #3C5765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654A3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654A3C color

#654A3C rgb(101, 74, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #654A3C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29% green and 23.5% blue (101, 74, 60).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#654A3C color codes

HEX	`#654A3C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 74, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 41%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, 9.38, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 15.9, 53.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.632, 7.991, 5.362)`
Decimal	`6638140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654A3C, 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 #654A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #654A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654a3c; }
.text { color: #654a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 74 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654a3c, #655f3c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #654A3C?: #654A3C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654A3C?: The RGB value is 101, 74, 60: 101 red, 74 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654A3C?: The complementary color is #3C5765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654A3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.