What color is #655D38?

#655D38 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 #655D38?

The RGB value is 101, 93, 56: 101 red, 93 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655D38?

The complementary color is #384065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655D38 color

#655D38 rgb(101, 93, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #655D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.5% green and 22% blue (101, 93, 56).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#655D38 color codes

HEX	`#655D38`
RGB	`rgb(101, 93, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, -2.7, 22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 22.55, 96.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.995, 10.881, 5.314)`
Decimal	`6643000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655D38, 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 #655D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #655D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655d38; }
.text { color: #655d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 93 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655d38, #576538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655D38?: #655D38 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 #655D38?: The RGB value is 101, 93, 56: 101 red, 93 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655D38?: The complementary color is #384065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.