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#655239 Color

#655239 is rgb(101, 82, 57) in RGB, hsl(34, 28%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mud (#70543E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#655239
HEX#655239
RGBrgb(101, 82, 57)
HSLhsl(34, 28%, 31%)
HSVhsv(34, 44%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.045 73.9)
LABlab(36.35% 5.35 17.81)
LCHlch(36.35% 18.60 73.27)

What #655239 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #655239, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#655239 Channel Values

How #655239 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 82 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 28% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 44% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 44% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.45:1 vs white · 2.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #655239 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #655239 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #655239

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #655239; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #655239

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #655239.

How #655239 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#655239
Protanopia#565639
Protanomaly#5C5439
Deuteranopia#595938
Deuteranomaly#5E5638
Tritanopia#674F4F
Tritanomaly#665047
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #655239 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-655239: #655239;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #655239;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-655239': '#655239' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.322, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_655239">#655239</color>
SVG fillfill="#655239"

More Brown Colors

#655239 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#655239 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #655239?

#655239 is a dark brown — rgb(101, 82, 57) in RGB and hsl(34, 28%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mud (#70543E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #655239?

#655239 is rgb(101, 82, 57) — red 101, green 82, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #655239?

#655239 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #655239 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #655239 scores 7.45:1 against white and 2.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #655239 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #655239 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 20.27, which is visibly different.

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