What color is #654D57?

#654D57 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654D57?

The RGB value is 101, 77, 87: 101 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654D57?

The complementary color is #4D655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654D57 color

#654D57 rgb(101, 77, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #654D57 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 30.2% green and 34.1% blue (101, 77, 87).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#654D57 color codes

HEX	`#654D57`
RGB	`rgb(101, 77, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 30.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, 11.9, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 12.06, 350.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.741, 8.763, 10.193)`
Decimal	`6638935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654D57, 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 #654D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #654D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654d57; }
.text { color: #654d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 77 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654d57, #654f4d); }

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Questions

What color is #654D57?: #654D57 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654D57?: The RGB value is 101, 77, 87: 101 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654D57?: The complementary color is #4D655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.