What color is #655B58?

#655B58 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655B58?

The RGB value is 101, 91, 88: 101 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655B58?

The complementary color is #586265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655B58 color

#655B58 rgb(101, 91, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655B58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 35.7% green and 34.5% blue (101, 91, 88).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#655B58 color codes

HEX	`#655B58`
RGB	`rgb(101, 91, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 35.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 3.46, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 4.71, 42.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.869, 10.954, 10.772)`
Decimal	`6642520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655B58, 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 #655B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #655B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655b58; }
.text { color: #655b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 91 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655b58, #656258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655B58?: #655B58 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655B58?: The RGB value is 101, 91, 88: 101 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655B58?: The complementary color is #586265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.