Palettes / Colors / #653D41

#653D41 — Dusty Red

#653D41 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 #653D41 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.

#653D41 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 #3D6662; it also sits naturally between #663D56 and #664E3D. 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 24% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 36% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #653D41

.text { color: #653D41; }
.background { background-color: #653D41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653D41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 61, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 25%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653D41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 61, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653D41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 61, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#653D41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#653D41">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D6662:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653D41: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653D41

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 #653D41 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 #653D41 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 #653D41?

#653D41 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 101, 61, 65). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653D41?

#653D41 is RGB 101, 61, 65 — HSL 354°, 25%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 36%, 60%.

What colors go with #653D41?

Its complement is #3D6662; analogous partners are #663D56 and #664E3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653D41 for text?

White text on #653D41 has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.30:1.