What color is #656353?

#656353 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656353?

The RGB value is 101, 99, 83: 101 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656353?

The complementary color is #535565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656353 color

#656353 rgb(101, 99, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656353 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 38.8% green and 32.5% blue (101, 99, 83).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#656353 color codes

HEX	`#656353`
RGB	`rgb(101, 99, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 38.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.71, -2.25, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.71, 9.66, 103.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.39, 12.315, 9.959)`
Decimal	`6644563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656353, 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 #656353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #656353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656353; }
.text { color: #656353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 99 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656353, #5e6553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656353?: #656353 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656353?: The RGB value is 101, 99, 83: 101 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656353?: The complementary color is #535565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.