What color is #656A35?

#656A35 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 #656A35?

The RGB value is 101, 106, 53: 101 red, 106 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656A35?

The complementary color is #3A356A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656A35 color

#656A35 rgb(101, 106, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656A35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.6% green and 20.8% blue (101, 106, 53).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#656A35 color codes

HEX	`#656A35`
RGB	`rgb(101, 106, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, -10.56, 28.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 30.78, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.164, 13.332, 5.353)`
Decimal	`6646325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656A35, 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 #656A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #656A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656a35; }
.text { color: #656a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 106 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656a35, #4a6a35); }

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Questions

What color is #656A35?: #656A35 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 #656A35?: The RGB value is 101, 106, 53: 101 red, 106 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656A35?: The complementary color is #3A356A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.