What color is #657B34?

#657B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657B34?

The RGB value is 101, 123, 52: 101 red, 123 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657B34?

The complementary color is #4A347B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657B34 color

#657B34 rgb(101, 123, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #657B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.2% green and 20.4% blue (101, 123, 52).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#657B34 color codes

HEX	`#657B34`
RGB	`rgb(101, 123, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 58%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.49, -19.88, 35.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.49, 40.78, 119.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.07, 17.18, 5.876)`
Decimal	`6650676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657B34, 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 #657B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #657B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657b34; }
.text { color: #657b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 123 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657b34, #427b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #657B34?: #657B34 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657B34?: The RGB value is 101, 123, 52: 101 red, 123 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657B34?: The complementary color is #4A347B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.