What color is #656E51?

#656E51 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 #656E51?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 81: 101 red, 110 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656E51?

The complementary color is #5A516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656E51 color

#656E51 rgb(101, 110, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #656E51 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 31.8% blue (101, 110, 81).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#656E51 color codes

HEX	`#656E51`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, -8.98, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 17.55, 120.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.428, 14.513, 9.929)`
Decimal	`6647377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656E51, 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 #656E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #656E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656e51; }
.text { color: #656e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656e51, #566e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656E51?: #656E51 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 #656E51?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 81: 101 red, 110 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656E51?: The complementary color is #5A516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.