What color is #655C32?

#655C32 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 #655C32?

The RGB value is 101, 92, 50: 101 red, 92 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655C32?

The complementary color is #323B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655C32 color

#655C32 rgb(101, 92, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655C32 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.1% green and 19.6% blue (101, 92, 50).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% 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 6.71:1).

#655C32 color codes

HEX	`#655C32`
RGB	`rgb(101, 92, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, -2.8, 25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 25.51, 96.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.77, 10.652, 4.558)`
Decimal	`6642738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655C32, 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 #655C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #655C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655c32; }
.text { color: #655c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 92 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655c32, #556532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655C32?: #655C32 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 #655C32?: The RGB value is 101, 92, 50: 101 red, 92 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655C32?: The complementary color is #323B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.