What color is #657955?

#657955 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657955?

The RGB value is 101, 121, 85: 101 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657955?

The complementary color is #695579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657955 color

#657955 rgb(101, 121, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #657955 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.5% green and 33.3% blue (101, 121, 85).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#657955 color codes

HEX	`#657955`
RGB	`rgb(101, 121, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, -14.44, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 22.61, 129.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.844, 17.097, 11.163)`
Decimal	`6650197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657955, 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 #657955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #657955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657955; }
.text { color: #657955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 121 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657955, #557957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #657955?: #657955 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657955?: The RGB value is 101, 121, 85: 101 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657955?: The complementary color is #695579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.