What color is #656145?

#656145 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 #656145?

The RGB value is 101, 97, 69: 101 red, 97 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656145?

The complementary color is #454965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656145 color

#656145 rgb(101, 97, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656145 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38% green and 27.1% blue (101, 97, 69).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#656145 color codes

HEX	`#656145`
RGB	`rgb(101, 97, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.81, -3.32, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.81, 16.91, 101.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.716, 11.746, 7.332)`
Decimal	`6644037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656145, 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 #656145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #656145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656145; }
.text { color: #656145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 97 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656145, #596545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656145?: #656145 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 #656145?: The RGB value is 101, 97, 69: 101 red, 97 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656145?: The complementary color is #454965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.