What color is #656A40?

#656A40 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 #656A40?

The RGB value is 101, 106, 64: 101 red, 106 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656A40?

The complementary color is #45406A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656A40 color

#656A40 rgb(101, 106, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #656A40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 41.6% green and 25.1% blue (101, 106, 64).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#656A40 color codes

HEX	`#656A40`
RGB	`rgb(101, 106, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 41.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.43, -9.23, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.43, 24.74, 111.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.446, 13.445, 6.842)`
Decimal	`6646336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656A40, 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 #656A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #656A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656a40; }
.text { color: #656a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 106 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656a40, #506a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656A40?: #656A40 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 #656A40?: The RGB value is 101, 106, 64: 101 red, 106 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656A40?: The complementary color is #45406A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.