What color is #655559?

#655559 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655559?

The RGB value is 101, 85, 89: 101 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655559?

The complementary color is #556561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655559 color

#655559 rgb(101, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655559 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (101, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#655559 color codes

HEX	`#655559`
RGB	`rgb(101, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.82, 7.32, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.82, 7.33, 0.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.418, 9.985, 10.828)`
Decimal	`6640985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655559, 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 #655559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #655559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655559; }
.text { color: #655559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655559, #655955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655559?: #655559 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655559?: The RGB value is 101, 85, 89: 101 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655559?: The complementary color is #556561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.