What color is #656D54?

#656D54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656D54?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 84: 101 red, 109 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D54?

The complementary color is #5C546D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D54 color

#656D54 rgb(101, 109, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #656D54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 32.9% blue (101, 109, 84).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#656D54 color codes

HEX	`#656D54`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 23%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, -7.9, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 15.2, 121.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.436, 14.344, 10.499)`
Decimal	`6647124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D54, 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 #656D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #656D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d54; }
.text { color: #656d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d54, #596d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656D54?: #656D54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656D54?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 84: 101 red, 109 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D54?: The complementary color is #5C546D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.