What color is #656F37?

#656F37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656F37?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 55: 101 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656F37?

The complementary color is #41376F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656F37?

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.

#656F37 color

#656F37 rgb(101, 111, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #656F37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 21.6% blue (101, 111, 55).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#656F37 color codes

HEX	`#656F37`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, -13.13, 29.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 32.48, 113.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.741, 14.412, 5.777)`
Decimal	`6647607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656F37, 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 #656F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656F37 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 #656F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656f37; }
.text { color: #656f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656f37, #496f37); }

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Questions

What color is #656F37?: #656F37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656F37?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 55: 101 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656F37?: The complementary color is #41376F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656F37?: 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.