What color is #654C55?

#654C55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654C55?

The RGB value is 101, 76, 85: 101 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654C55?

The complementary color is #4C655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654C55 color

#654C55 rgb(101, 76, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #654C55 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (101, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#654C55 color codes

HEX	`#654C55`
RGB	`rgb(101, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.19, 12.15, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.19, 12.21, 354.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.591, 8.592, 9.746)`
Decimal	`6638677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654C55, 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 #654C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #654C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654c55; }
.text { color: #654c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654c55, #654f4c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #654C55?: #654C55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654C55?: The RGB value is 101, 76, 85: 101 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654C55?: The complementary color is #4C655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.