What color is #657432?

#657432 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green known as Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy Green?

The RGB value is 101, 116, 50: 101 red, 116 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy Green?

The complementary color is #413274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657432?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy Green color: hex code #657432

#657432 rgb(101, 116, 50)

Shades of green

Muddy Green has the hex code #657432. It is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.5% green and 19.6% blue (101, 116, 50).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

Muddy Green (#657432) color codes

HEX	`#657432`
RGB	`rgb(101, 116, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 57%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 57%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, -16.38, 34.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 37.82, 115.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.188, 15.488, 5.364)`
Decimal	`6648882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy Green, 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 #657432	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657432 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #657432 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657432; }
.text { color: #657432; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657432; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 116 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657432, #447432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #657432 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #657432?: #657432 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green known as Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy Green?: The RGB value is 101, 116, 50: 101 red, 116 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy Green?: The complementary color is #413274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657432?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.