What color is #654C38?

#654C38 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 #654C38?

The RGB value is 101, 76, 56: 101 red, 76 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654C38?

The complementary color is #385165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654C38 color

#654C38 rgb(101, 76, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #654C38 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29.8% green and 22% blue (101, 76, 56).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 45% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#654C38 color codes

HEX	`#654C38`
RGB	`rgb(101, 76, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 45%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, 7.62, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 17.69, 64.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.665, 8.222, 4.871)`
Decimal	`6638648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654C38, 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 #654C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #654C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654c38; }
.text { color: #654c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 76 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654c38, #656338); }

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Questions

What color is #654C38?: #654C38 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 #654C38?: The RGB value is 101, 76, 56: 101 red, 76 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654C38?: The complementary color is #385165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.