What color is #655330?

#655330 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655330?

The RGB value is 101, 83, 48: 101 red, 83 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655330?

The complementary color is #304265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655330 color

#655330 rgb(101, 83, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655330 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 32.5% green and 18.8% blue (101, 83, 48).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 52% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#655330 color codes

HEX	`#655330`
RGB	`rgb(101, 83, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 32.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 52%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, 2.4, 23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 23.31, 84.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.994, 9.167, 4.091)`
Decimal	`6640432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655330, 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 #655330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #655330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655330; }
.text { color: #655330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 83 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655330, #5d6530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #655330?: #655330 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655330?: The RGB value is 101, 83, 48: 101 red, 83 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655330?: The complementary color is #304265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.