What color is #655F77?

#655F77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655F77?

The RGB value is 101, 95, 119: 101 red, 95 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655F77?

The complementary color is #71775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655F77 color

#655F77 rgb(101, 95, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #655F77 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 37.3% green and 46.7% blue (101, 95, 119).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#655F77 color codes

HEX	`#655F77`
RGB	`rgb(101, 95, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 7.66, -12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 14.77, 301.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.788, 12.283, 19.146)`
Decimal	`6643575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655F77, 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 #655F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #655F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655f77; }
.text { color: #655f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 95 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655f77, #715f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #655F77?: #655F77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655F77?: The RGB value is 101, 95, 119: 101 red, 95 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655F77?: The complementary color is #71775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.