What color is #655A58?

#655A58 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655A58?

The RGB value is 101, 90, 88: 101 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655A58?

The complementary color is #586365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655A58 color

#655A58 rgb(101, 90, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655A58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.3% green and 34.5% blue (101, 90, 88).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#655A58 color codes

HEX	`#655A58`
RGB	`rgb(101, 90, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.21, 4.07, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.21, 4.93, 34.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.784, 10.784, 10.744)`
Decimal	`6642264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655A58, 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 #655A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #655A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655a58; }
.text { color: #655a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 90 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655a58, #656158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655A58?: #655A58 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655A58?: The RGB value is 101, 90, 88: 101 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655A58?: The complementary color is #586365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.