What color is #657355?

#657355 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 #657355?

The RGB value is 101, 115, 85: 101 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657355?

The complementary color is #635573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657355 color

#657355 rgb(101, 115, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #657355 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 45.1% green and 33.3% blue (101, 115, 85).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#657355 color codes

HEX	`#657355`
RGB	`rgb(101, 115, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 45.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, -11.13, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 18.61, 126.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.137, 15.684, 10.928)`
Decimal	`6648661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657355, 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 #657355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #657355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657355; }
.text { color: #657355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 115 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657355, #567355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #657355?: #657355 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 #657355?: The RGB value is 101, 115, 85: 101 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657355?: The complementary color is #635573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.