What color is #655D55?

#655D55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655D55?

The RGB value is 101, 93, 85: 101 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655D55?

The complementary color is #555D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655D55 color

#655D55 rgb(101, 93, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655D55 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.5% green and 33.3% blue (101, 93, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#655D55 color codes

HEX	`#655D55`
RGB	`rgb(101, 93, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 1.69, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 6, 73.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.921, 11.251, 10.189)`
Decimal	`6643029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655D55, 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 #655D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #655D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655d55; }
.text { color: #655d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 93 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655d55, #656555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655D55?: #655D55 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655D55?: The RGB value is 101, 93, 85: 101 red, 93 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655D55?: The complementary color is #555D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.