What color is #654E43?

#654E43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654E43?

The RGB value is 101, 78, 67: 101 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654E43?

The complementary color is #435A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654E43 color

#654E43 rgb(101, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #654E43 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (101, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#654E43 color codes

HEX	`#654E43`
RGB	`rgb(101, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 34%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 34%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, 7.89, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 12.91, 52.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.105, 8.621, 6.494)`
Decimal	`6639171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654E43, 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 #654E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #654E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654e43; }
.text { color: #654e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654e43, #655f43); }

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Questions

What color is #654E43?: #654E43 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654E43?: The RGB value is 101, 78, 67: 101 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654E43?: The complementary color is #435A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.