What color is #656545?

#656545 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 #656545?

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

What is the complementary color of #656545?

The complementary color is #454565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656545 color

#656545 rgb(101, 101, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656545 is a dark, grayish yellow.

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

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

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#656545 color codes

HEX	`#656545`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.01, -5.67, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.01, 19.04, 107.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.095, 12.504, 7.458)`
Decimal	`6645061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656545, 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 #656545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #656545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656545; }
.text { color: #656545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656545, #556545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656545?: #656545 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 #656545?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 69: 101 red, 101 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656545?: The complementary color is #454565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.