What color is #655B31?

#655B31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655B31?

The RGB value is 101, 91, 49: 101 red, 91 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655B31?

The complementary color is #313B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655B31 color

#655B31 rgb(101, 91, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655B31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.7% green and 19.2% blue (101, 91, 49).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 51% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#655B31 color codes

HEX	`#655B31`
RGB	`rgb(101, 91, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 51%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 51%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, -2.31, 25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 25.65, 95.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.663, 10.471, 4.417)`
Decimal	`6642481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655B31, 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 #655B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #655B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655b31; }
.text { color: #655b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 91 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655b31, #556531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655B31?: #655B31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655B31?: The RGB value is 101, 91, 49: 101 red, 91 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655B31?: The complementary color is #313B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.