What color is #655839?

#655839 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655839?

The RGB value is 101, 88, 57: 101 red, 88 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655839?

The complementary color is #394665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655839 color

#655839 rgb(101, 88, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655839 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.5% green and 22.4% blue (101, 88, 57).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 44% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#655839 color codes

HEX	`#655839`
RGB	`rgb(101, 88, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 0.41, 19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 19.93, 88.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.595, 10.042, 5.303)`
Decimal	`6641721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655839, 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 #655839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #655839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655839; }
.text { color: #655839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 88 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655839, #5c6539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655839?: #655839 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655839?: The RGB value is 101, 88, 57: 101 red, 88 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655839?: The complementary color is #394665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.