What color is #656953?

#656953 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656953?

The RGB value is 101, 105, 83: 101 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656953?

The complementary color is #575369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656953 color

#656953 rgb(101, 105, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #656953 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.2% green and 32.5% blue (101, 105, 83).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#656953 color codes

HEX	`#656953`
RGB	`rgb(101, 105, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.5, -5.77, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.5, 13.21, 115.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.98, 13.494, 10.156)`
Decimal	`6646099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656953, 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 #656953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #656953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656953; }
.text { color: #656953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 105 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656953, #5a6953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656953?: #656953 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656953?: The RGB value is 101, 105, 83: 101 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656953?: The complementary color is #575369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.