What color is #655A36?

#655A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655A36?

The RGB value is 101, 90, 54: 101 red, 90 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655A36?

The complementary color is #364165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655A36 color

#655A36 rgb(101, 90, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.3% green and 21.2% blue (101, 90, 54).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 47% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#655A36 color codes

HEX	`#655A36`
RGB	`rgb(101, 90, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 47%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 47%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, -1.15, 22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 22.41, 92.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.689, 10.346, 4.976)`
Decimal	`6642230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655A36, 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 #655A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #655A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655a36; }
.text { color: #655a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 90 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655a36, #586536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655A36?: #655A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655A36?: The RGB value is 101, 90, 54: 101 red, 90 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655A36?: The complementary color is #364165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.