What color is #656843?

#656843 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656843?

The RGB value is 101, 104, 67: 101 red, 104 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656843?

The complementary color is #464368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656843 color

#656843 rgb(101, 104, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656843 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.8% green and 26.3% blue (101, 104, 67).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#656843 color codes

HEX	`#656843`
RGB	`rgb(101, 104, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.87, -7.68, 20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.87, 21.89, 110.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.33, 13.073, 7.236)`
Decimal	`6645827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656843, 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 #656843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #656843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656843; }
.text { color: #656843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 104 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656843, #526843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656843?: #656843 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656843?: The RGB value is 101, 104, 67: 101 red, 104 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656843?: The complementary color is #464368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.