What color is #654D69?

#654D69 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654D69?

The RGB value is 101, 77, 105: 101 red, 77 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654D69?

The complementary color is #51694D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654D69 color

#654D69 rgb(101, 77, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654D69 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 30.2% green and 41.2% blue (101, 77, 105).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#654D69 color codes

HEX	`#654D69`
RGB	`rgb(101, 77, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 30.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 27%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 15.59, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 19.88, 321.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.57, 9.095, 14.56)`
Decimal	`6638953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654D69, 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 #654D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #654D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654d69; }
.text { color: #654d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 77 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654d69, #694d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #654D69?: #654D69 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654D69?: The RGB value is 101, 77, 105: 101 red, 77 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654D69?: The complementary color is #51694D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.