What color is #657351?

#657351 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657351?

The RGB value is 101, 115, 81: 101 red, 115 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657351?

The complementary color is #5F5173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657351 color

#657351 rgb(101, 115, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #657351 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.1% green and 31.8% blue (101, 115, 81).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#657351 color codes

HEX	`#657351`
RGB	`rgb(101, 115, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, -11.79, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 20.8, 124.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.983, 15.622, 10.114)`
Decimal	`6648657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657351, 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 #657351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #657351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657351; }
.text { color: #657351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 115 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657351, #547351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #657351?: #657351 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657351?: The RGB value is 101, 115, 81: 101 red, 115 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657351?: The complementary color is #5F5173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.