What color is #655C33?

#655C33 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 #655C33?

The RGB value is 101, 92, 51: 101 red, 92 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655C33?

The complementary color is #333C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655C33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655C33 color

#655C33 rgb(101, 92, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655C33 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.1% green and 20% blue (101, 92, 51).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#655C33 color codes

HEX	`#655C33`
RGB	`rgb(101, 92, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39, -2.69, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39, 24.95, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.792, 10.66, 4.673)`
Decimal	`6642739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655C33, 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 #655C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #655C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655c33; }
.text { color: #655c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 92 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655c33, #556533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655C33?: #655C33 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 #655C33?: The RGB value is 101, 92, 51: 101 red, 92 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655C33?: The complementary color is #333C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655C33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.