What color is #655156?

#655156 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 #655156?

The RGB value is 101, 81, 86: 101 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655156?

The complementary color is #516560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655156 color

#655156 rgb(101, 81, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655156 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31.8% green and 33.7% blue (101, 81, 86).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#655156 color codes

HEX	`#655156`
RGB	`rgb(101, 81, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 9.23, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 9.23, 1.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.989, 9.324, 10.076)`
Decimal	`6639958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655156, 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 #655156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #655156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655156; }
.text { color: #655156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 81 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655156, #655651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655156?: #655156 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 #655156?: The RGB value is 101, 81, 86: 101 red, 81 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655156?: The complementary color is #516560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.