What color is #655F4E?

#655F4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655F4E?

The RGB value is 101, 95, 78: 101 red, 95 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655F4E?

The complementary color is #4E5465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655F4E color

#655F4E rgb(101, 95, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655F4E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 37.3% green and 30.6% blue (101, 95, 78).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#655F4E color codes

HEX	`#655F4E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 95, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, -0.73, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 10.64, 93.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.834, 11.501, 8.856)`
Decimal	`6643534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655F4E, 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 #655F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #655F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655f4e; }
.text { color: #655f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 95 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655f4e, #60654e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #655F4E?: #655F4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655F4E?: The RGB value is 101, 95, 78: 101 red, 95 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655F4E?: The complementary color is #4E5465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.