What color is #656247?

#656247 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 #656247?

The RGB value is 101, 98, 71: 101 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656247?

The complementary color is #474A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656247 color

#656247 rgb(101, 98, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656247 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.4% green and 27.8% blue (101, 98, 71).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#656247 color codes

HEX	`#656247`
RGB	`rgb(101, 98, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, -3.62, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 16.25, 102.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.872, 11.957, 7.695)`
Decimal	`6644295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656247, 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 #656247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #656247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656247; }
.text { color: #656247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 98 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656247, #596547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656247?: #656247 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 #656247?: The RGB value is 101, 98, 71: 101 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656247?: The complementary color is #474A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.