What color is #656232?

#656232 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656232?

The RGB value is 101, 98, 50: 101 red, 98 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656232?

The complementary color is #323565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656232 color

#656232 rgb(101, 98, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656232 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.4% green and 19.6% blue (101, 98, 50).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#656232 color codes

HEX	`#656232`
RGB	`rgb(101, 98, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.79, -6.32, 27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.79, 28.28, 102.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.31, 11.733, 4.738)`
Decimal	`6644274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656232, 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 #656232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #656232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656232; }
.text { color: #656232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 98 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656232, #4e6532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #656232?: #656232 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656232?: The RGB value is 101, 98, 50: 101 red, 98 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656232?: The complementary color is #323565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.