What color is #655F51?

#655F51 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 #655F51?

The RGB value is 101, 95, 81: 101 red, 95 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655F51?

The complementary color is #515765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655F51?

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.

#655F51 color

#655F51 rgb(101, 95, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655F51 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 37.3% green and 31.8% blue (101, 95, 81).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#655F51 color codes

HEX	`#655F51`
RGB	`rgb(101, 95, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.48, -0.22, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.48, 8.89, 91.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.944, 11.545, 9.435)`
Decimal	`6643537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655F51, 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 #655F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655F51 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 #655F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655f51; }
.text { color: #655f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 95 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655f51, #616551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #655F51?: #655F51 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 #655F51?: The RGB value is 101, 95, 81: 101 red, 95 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655F51?: The complementary color is #515765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655F51?: 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.