What color is #655D57?

#655D57 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655D57?

The RGB value is 101, 93, 87: 101 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655D57?

The complementary color is #575F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655D57 color

#655D57 rgb(101, 93, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655D57 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (101, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#655D57 color codes

HEX	`#655D57`
RGB	`rgb(101, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, 2.06, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 5.04, 65.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.001, 11.284, 10.613)`
Decimal	`6643031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655D57, 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 #655D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #655D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655d57; }
.text { color: #655d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655d57, #656457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #655D57?: #655D57 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655D57?: The RGB value is 101, 93, 87: 101 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655D57?: The complementary color is #575F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.