What color is #654F60?

#654F60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654F60?

The RGB value is 101, 79, 96: 101 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654F60?

The complementary color is #4F6554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654F60 color

#654F60 rgb(101, 79, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654F60 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31% green and 37.6% blue (101, 79, 96).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#654F60 color codes

HEX	`#654F60`
RGB	`rgb(101, 79, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, 12.43, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 13.97, 332.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.274, 9.203, 12.299)`
Decimal	`6639456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654F60, 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 #654F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #654F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654f60; }
.text { color: #654f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 79 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654f60, #654f55); }

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Questions

What color is #654F60?: #654F60 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654F60?: The RGB value is 101, 79, 96: 101 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654F60?: The complementary color is #4F6554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.