What color is #655053?

#655053 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655053?

The RGB value is 101, 80, 83: 101 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655053?

The complementary color is #506562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655053 color

#655053 rgb(101, 80, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655053 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31.4% green and 32.5% blue (101, 80, 83).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#655053 color codes

HEX	`#655053`
RGB	`rgb(101, 80, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.23, 9.3, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.23, 9.43, 9.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.797, 9.129, 9.428)`
Decimal	`6639699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655053, 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 #655053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #655053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655053; }
.text { color: #655053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 80 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655053, #655850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655053?: #655053 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655053?: The RGB value is 101, 80, 83: 101 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655053?: The complementary color is #506562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.