What color is #655F53?

#655F53 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 #655F53?

The RGB value is 101, 95, 83: 101 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655F53?

The complementary color is #535965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655F53 color

#655F53 rgb(101, 95, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #655F53 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (101, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#655F53 color codes

HEX	`#655F53`
RGB	`rgb(101, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 0.13, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 7.73, 89.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.02, 11.576, 9.836)`
Decimal	`6643539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655F53, 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 #655F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #655F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655f53; }
.text { color: #655f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655f53, #626553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #655F53?: #655F53 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 #655F53?: The RGB value is 101, 95, 83: 101 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655F53?: The complementary color is #535965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.