What color is #656B40?

#656B40 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656B40?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 64: 101 red, 107 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B40?

The complementary color is #46406B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B40 color

#656B40 rgb(101, 107, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #656B40 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 25.1% blue (101, 107, 64).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#656B40 color codes

HEX	`#656B40`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.73, -9.8, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.73, 25.31, 112.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.55, 13.652, 6.876)`
Decimal	`6646592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B40, 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 #656B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #656B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b40; }
.text { color: #656b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b40, #4f6b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656B40?: #656B40 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656B40?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 64: 101 red, 107 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B40?: The complementary color is #46406B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.