Palettes / Colors / #653B3E

#653B3E — Dusty Red

#653B3E is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #653B3E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#653B3E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3A6461; it also sits naturally between #643A52 and #644C3A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 23% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 39% · Key 60%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #653B3E

.text { color: #653B3E; }
.background { background-color: #653B3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653B3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 59, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 26%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653B3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 59, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653B3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 59, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#653B3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#653B3E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A6461:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653B3E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653B3E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #653B3E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #653B3E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #653B3E?

#653B3E is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 101, 59, 62). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653B3E?

#653B3E is RGB 101, 59, 62 — HSL 356°, 26%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 39%, 60%.

What colors go with #653B3E?

Its complement is #3A6461; analogous partners are #643A52 and #644C3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653B3E for text?

White text on #653B3E has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.25:1.