What color is #655E5B?

#655E5B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655E5B?

The RGB value is 101, 94, 91: 101 red, 94 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655E5B?

The complementary color is #5B6265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655E5B color

#655E5B rgb(101, 94, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655E5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.9% green and 35.7% blue (101, 94, 91).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#655E5B color codes

HEX	`#655E5B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 94, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 10%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, 2.21, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 3.51, 50.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.258, 11.528, 11.527)`
Decimal	`6643291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655E5B, 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 #655E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #655E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655e5b; }
.text { color: #655e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 94 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655e5b, #65635b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #655E5B?: #655E5B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655E5B?: The RGB value is 101, 94, 91: 101 red, 94 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655E5B?: The complementary color is #5B6265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.