What color is #656B48?

#656B48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656B48?

The RGB value is 101, 107, 72: 101 red, 107 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656B48?

The complementary color is #4E486B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656B48 color

#656B48 rgb(101, 107, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #656B48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42% green and 28.2% blue (101, 107, 72).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#656B48 color codes

HEX	`#656B48`
RGB	`rgb(101, 107, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, -8.68, 18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 20.8, 114.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.794, 13.75, 8.162)`
Decimal	`6646600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656B48, 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 #656B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #656B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656b48; }
.text { color: #656b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 107 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656b48, #536b48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656B48?: #656B48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656B48?: The RGB value is 101, 107, 72: 101 red, 107 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656B48?: The complementary color is #4E486B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.