What color is #654C4B?

#654C4B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654C4B?

The RGB value is 101, 76, 75: 101 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654C4B?

The complementary color is #4B6465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654C4B color

#654C4B rgb(101, 76, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #654C4B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29.8% green and 29.4% blue (101, 76, 75).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#654C4B color codes

HEX	`#654C4B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 76, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, 10.39, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 11.4, 24.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.221, 8.444, 7.799)`
Decimal	`6638667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654C4B, 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 #654C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #654C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654c4b; }
.text { color: #654c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 76 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654c4b, #65594b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #654C4B?: #654C4B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654C4B?: The RGB value is 101, 76, 75: 101 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654C4B?: The complementary color is #4B6465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.