What color is #656634?

#656634 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 #656634?

The RGB value is 101, 102, 52: 101 red, 102 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656634?

The complementary color is #353466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656634 color

#656634 rgb(101, 102, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656634 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40% green and 20.4% blue (101, 102, 52).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#656634 color codes

HEX	`#656634`
RGB	`rgb(101, 102, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 49%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, -8.4, 27.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 29.19, 106.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.738, 12.518, 5.099)`
Decimal	`6645300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656634, 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 #656634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #656634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656634; }
.text { color: #656634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 102 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656634, #4c6634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656634?: #656634 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 #656634?: The RGB value is 101, 102, 52: 101 red, 102 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656634?: The complementary color is #353466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.