What color is #655E64?

#655E64 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655E64?

The RGB value is 101, 94, 100: 101 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655E64?

The complementary color is #5E655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655E64 color

#655E64 rgb(101, 94, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655E64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.9% green and 39.2% blue (101, 94, 100).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#655E64 color codes

HEX	`#655E64`
RGB	`rgb(101, 94, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, 4.01, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 4.68, 329)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.669, 11.692, 13.696)`
Decimal	`6643300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655E64, 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 #655E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #655E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655e64; }
.text { color: #655e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 94 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655e64, #655e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #655E64?: #655E64 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655E64?: The RGB value is 101, 94, 100: 101 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655E64?: The complementary color is #5E655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.