What color is #655952?

#655952 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655952?

The RGB value is 101, 89, 82: 101 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655952?

The complementary color is #525E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655952 color

#655952 rgb(101, 89, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655952 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (101, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Underground (#665A51), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#655952 color codes

HEX	`#655952`
RGB	`rgb(101, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 19%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.76, 3.58, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.76, 6.85, 58.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.462, 10.521, 9.461)`
Decimal	`6642002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655952, 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 #655952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #655952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655952; }
.text { color: #655952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655952, #656252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655952?: #655952 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Underground. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655952?: The RGB value is 101, 89, 82: 101 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655952?: The complementary color is #525E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.