What color is #656040?

#656040 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656040?

The RGB value is 101, 96, 64: 101 red, 96 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656040?

The complementary color is #404565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656040 color

#656040 rgb(101, 96, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656040 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 37.6% green and 25.1% blue (101, 96, 64).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#656040 color codes

HEX	`#656040`
RGB	`rgb(101, 96, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 37.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, -3.44, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 19.34, 100.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.475, 11.503, 6.518)`
Decimal	`6643776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656040, 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 #656040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #656040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656040; }
.text { color: #656040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 96 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656040, #586540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #656040?: #656040 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656040?: The RGB value is 101, 96, 64: 101 red, 96 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656040?: The complementary color is #404565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.