Dark Brown (#654321)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.83:1 — vs black: 2.38:1

Color values

HEX #654321
RGB rgb(101, 67, 33)
HSL hsl(30, 67%, 39%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 33.66, 67.33, 60.39 )
Websafe #663333

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Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #654321 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Brown
#654321 Base

#214365

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Brown
#654321 Base

#652121

#656521

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Brown
#654321 Base

#216543

#432165

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Brown
#654321 Base

#216565

#212165

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Brown
#654321 Base

#216521

#214365

#652165

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Brown
#654321 Base

#130D06

#2B1D0E

#462F17

#84572B

#9F6934

#C88F57

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Brown, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #130D06

— #24180C

— #342211

— #442D16

— #55381C

Dark Brown #654321 Base

— #9A6632

— #C5894D

— #D6AC82

— #E7CFB7

— #F9F2EC

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #654321. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #654321;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #654321;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #654321;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #654321,
        #2165A9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #654321,
        #2165A9
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$dark-brown: #654321;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-brown-r: 101;
$dark-brown-g: 67;
$dark-brown-b: 33;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-brown;
    color: rgba($dark-brown-r, $dark-brown-g, $dark-brown-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Brown appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #654321 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #4F4F1F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #484821 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #674040 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #4A4A4A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Brown #654321 Base

Brown-nose #6B4423 ΔE 2.01

Pullman Brown (UPS Brown) #644117 ΔE 2.28

Sepia #704214 ΔE 4.17

Donkey Brown #664C28 ΔE 4.28

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.