What color is #656E59?

#656E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656E59?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 89: 101 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656E59?

The complementary color is #62596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656E59 color

#656E59 rgb(101, 110, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #656E59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 34.9% blue (101, 110, 89).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#656E59 color codes

HEX	`#656E59`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.14, -7.6, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.14, 13.03, 125.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.746, 14.64, 11.604)`
Decimal	`6647385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656E59, 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 #656E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #656E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656e59; }
.text { color: #656e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656e59, #5b6e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656E59?: #656E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656E59?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 89: 101 red, 110 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656E59?: The complementary color is #62596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.