What color is #655B4B?

#655B4B 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 #655B4B?

The RGB value is 101, 91, 75: 101 red, 91 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655B4B?

The complementary color is #4B5565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655B4B color

#655B4B rgb(101, 91, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655B4B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.7% green and 29.4% blue (101, 91, 75).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#655B4B color codes

HEX	`#655B4B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 91, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 1.18, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 10.78, 83.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.378, 10.757, 8.185)`
Decimal	`6642507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655B4B, 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 #655B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #655B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655b4b; }
.text { color: #655b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 91 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655b4b, #62654b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655B4B?: #655B4B 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 #655B4B?: The RGB value is 101, 91, 75: 101 red, 91 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655B4B?: The complementary color is #4B5565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.