What color is #655B47?

#655B47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655B47?

The RGB value is 101, 91, 71: 101 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655B47?

The complementary color is #475165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655B47 color

#655B47 rgb(101, 91, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655B47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.7% green and 27.8% blue (101, 91, 71).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#655B47 color codes

HEX	`#655B47`
RGB	`rgb(101, 91, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, 0.55, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 13.04, 87.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.245, 10.704, 7.486)`
Decimal	`6642503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655B47, 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 #655B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #655B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655b47; }
.text { color: #655b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 91 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655b47, #606547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655B47?: #655B47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655B47?: The RGB value is 101, 91, 71: 101 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655B47?: The complementary color is #475165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.