What color is #655B34?

#655B34 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 #655B34?

The RGB value is 101, 91, 52: 101 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655B34?

The complementary color is #343E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655B34 color

#655B34 rgb(101, 91, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.7% green and 20.4% blue (101, 91, 52).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 49% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#655B34 color codes

HEX	`#655B34`
RGB	`rgb(101, 91, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 49%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.72, -1.98, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.72, 23.96, 94.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.728, 10.497, 4.762)`
Decimal	`6642484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655B34, 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 #655B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #655B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655b34; }
.text { color: #655b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 91 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655b34, #576534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655B34?: #655B34 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 #655B34?: The RGB value is 101, 91, 52: 101 red, 91 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655B34?: The complementary color is #343E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.