What color is #656F53?

#656F53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656F53?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 83: 101 red, 111 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656F53?

The complementary color is #5D536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656F53 color

#656F53 rgb(101, 111, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #656F53 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 32.5% blue (101, 111, 83).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#656F53 color codes

HEX	`#656F53`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, -9.21, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 17.07, 122.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.612, 14.76, 10.366)`
Decimal	`6647635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656F53, 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 #656F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #656F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656f53; }
.text { color: #656f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656f53, #576f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #656F53?: #656F53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656F53?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 83: 101 red, 111 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656F53?: The complementary color is #5D536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.