What color is #655642?

#655642 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 #655642?

The RGB value is 101, 86, 66: 101 red, 86 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655642?

The complementary color is #425165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655642?

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.

#655642 color

#655642 rgb(101, 86, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655642 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 33.7% green and 25.9% blue (101, 86, 66).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#655642 color codes

HEX	`#655642`
RGB	`rgb(101, 86, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 33.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, 2.84, 13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 14.23, 78.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.678, 9.816, 6.538)`
Decimal	`6641218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655642, 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 #655642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#655642 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 #655642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655642; }
.text { color: #655642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 86 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655642, #626542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655642?: #655642 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 #655642?: The RGB value is 101, 86, 66: 101 red, 86 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655642?: The complementary color is #425165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655642?: 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.