What color is #656C3E?

#656C3E 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 #656C3E?

The RGB value is 101, 108, 62: 101 red, 108 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656C3E?

The complementary color is #453E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656C3E color

#656C3E rgb(101, 108, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #656C3E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.4% green and 24.3% blue (101, 108, 62).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#656C3E color codes

HEX	`#656C3E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 108, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 43%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, -10.62, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 27, 113.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.599, 13.84, 6.617)`
Decimal	`6646846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656C3E, 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 #656C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #656C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656c3e; }
.text { color: #656c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 108 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656c3e, #4e6c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #656C3E?: #656C3E 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 #656C3E?: The RGB value is 101, 108, 62: 101 red, 108 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656C3E?: The complementary color is #453E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.