What color is #655554?

#655554 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655554?

The RGB value is 101, 85, 84: 101 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655554?

The complementary color is #546465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655554 color

#655554 rgb(101, 85, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655554 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.3% green and 32.9% blue (101, 85, 84).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#655554 color codes

HEX	`#655554`
RGB	`rgb(101, 85, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, 6.39, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 7.07, 25.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.216, 9.904, 9.759)`
Decimal	`6640980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655554, 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 #655554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #655554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655554; }
.text { color: #655554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 85 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655554, #655e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655554?: #655554 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655554?: The RGB value is 101, 85, 84: 101 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655554?: The complementary color is #546465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.