What color is #655958?

#655958 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655958?

The RGB value is 101, 89, 88: 101 red, 89 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655958?

The complementary color is #586465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655958 color

#655958 rgb(101, 89, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655958 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 34.9% green and 34.5% blue (101, 89, 88).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#655958 color codes

HEX	`#655958`
RGB	`rgb(101, 89, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 34.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.93, 4.68, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.93, 5.24, 26.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.701, 10.616, 10.716)`
Decimal	`6642008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655958, 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 #655958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #655958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655958; }
.text { color: #655958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 89 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655958, #655f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655958?: #655958 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655958?: The RGB value is 101, 89, 88: 101 red, 89 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655958?: The complementary color is #586465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.