What color is #656E50?

#656E50 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 #656E50?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 80: 101 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656E50?

The complementary color is #59506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656E50 color

#656E50 rgb(101, 110, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #656E50 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 31.4% blue (101, 110, 80).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#656E50 color codes

HEX	`#656E50`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, -9.14, 15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 18.12, 120.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.391, 14.498, 9.733)`
Decimal	`6647376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656E50, 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 #656E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #656E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656e50; }
.text { color: #656e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656e50, #566e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #656E50?: #656E50 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 #656E50?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 80: 101 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656E50?: The complementary color is #59506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.