What color is #656D58?

#656D58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656D58?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 88: 101 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656D58?

The complementary color is #60586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656D58 color

#656D58 rgb(101, 109, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #656D58 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 34.5% blue (101, 109, 88).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#656D58 color codes

HEX	`#656D58`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.81, -7.2, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.81, 12.92, 123.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.597, 14.409, 11.348)`
Decimal	`6647128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656D58, 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 #656D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #656D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656d58; }
.text { color: #656d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656d58, #5a6d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656D58?: #656D58 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656D58?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 88: 101 red, 109 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656D58?: The complementary color is #60586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.