What color is #655855?

#655855 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655855?

The RGB value is 101, 88, 85: 101 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655855?

The complementary color is #556265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655855 color

#655855 rgb(101, 88, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655855 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.5% green and 33.3% blue (101, 88, 85).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#655855 color codes

HEX	`#655855`
RGB	`rgb(101, 88, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.55, 4.73, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.55, 6, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.496, 10.402, 10.047)`
Decimal	`6641749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655855, 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 #655855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #655855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655855; }
.text { color: #655855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 88 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655855, #656055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655855?: #655855 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655855?: The RGB value is 101, 88, 85: 101 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655855?: The complementary color is #556265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.