What color is #656D43?

#656D43 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 #656D43?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 67: 101 red, 109 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D43?

The complementary color is #4B436D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D43 color

#656D43 rgb(101, 109, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #656D43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 26.3% blue (101, 109, 67).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#656D43 color codes

HEX	`#656D43`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, -10.53, 22.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 24.81, 115.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.849, 14.109, 7.408)`
Decimal	`6647107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D43, 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 #656D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #656D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d43; }
.text { color: #656d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d43, #506d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656D43?: #656D43 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 #656D43?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 67: 101 red, 109 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D43?: The complementary color is #4B436D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.