What color is #655641?

#655641 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655641?

The RGB value is 101, 86, 65: 101 red, 86 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655641?

The complementary color is #415065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655641 color

#655641 rgb(101, 86, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655641 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.7% green and 25.5% blue (101, 86, 65).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 36% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#655641 color codes

HEX	`#655641`
RGB	`rgb(101, 86, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, 2.69, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 14.77, 79.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.649, 9.804, 6.384)`
Decimal	`6641217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655641, 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 #655641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #655641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655641; }
.text { color: #655641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 86 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655641, #626541); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655641?: #655641 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655641?: The RGB value is 101, 86, 65: 101 red, 86 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655641?: The complementary color is #415065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.