What color is #655E3A?

#655E3A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655E3A?

The RGB value is 101, 94, 58: 101 red, 94 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655E3A?

The complementary color is #3A4165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655E3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655E3A color

#655E3A rgb(101, 94, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #655E3A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.9% green and 22.7% blue (101, 94, 58).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#655E3A color codes

HEX	`#655E3A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 94, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.71, -3.05, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.71, 21.86, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.133, 11.078, 5.607)`
Decimal	`6643258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655E3A, 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 #655E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #655E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655e3a; }
.text { color: #655e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 94 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655e3a, #56653a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #655E3A?: #655E3A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655E3A?: The RGB value is 101, 94, 58: 101 red, 94 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655E3A?: The complementary color is #3A4165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655E3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.