What color is #655A4C?

#655A4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655A4C?

The RGB value is 101, 90, 76: 101 red, 90 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655A4C?

The complementary color is #4C5765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655A4C color

#655A4C rgb(101, 90, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655A4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.3% green and 29.8% blue (101, 90, 76).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#655A4C color codes

HEX	`#655A4C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 90, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 1.95, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 9.92, 78.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.328, 10.601, 8.338)`
Decimal	`6642252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655A4C, 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 #655A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #655A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655a4c; }
.text { color: #655a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 90 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655a4c, #63654c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655A4C?: #655A4C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655A4C?: The RGB value is 101, 90, 76: 101 red, 90 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655A4C?: The complementary color is #4C5765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.