What color is #657751?

#657751 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657751?

The RGB value is 101, 119, 81: 101 red, 119 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657751?

The complementary color is #635177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657751 color

#657751 rgb(101, 119, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #657751 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.7% green and 31.8% blue (101, 119, 81).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#657751 color codes

HEX	`#657751`
RGB	`rgb(101, 119, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, -14, 18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 23.42, 126.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.449, 16.554, 10.27)`
Decimal	`6649681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657751, 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 #657751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #657751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657751; }
.text { color: #657751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 119 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657751, #527751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #657751?: #657751 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657751?: The RGB value is 101, 119, 81: 101 red, 119 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657751?: The complementary color is #635177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.