What color is #657E3A?

#657E3A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657E3A?

The RGB value is 101, 126, 58: 101 red, 126 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657E3A?

The complementary color is #533A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657E3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657E3A color

#657E3A rgb(101, 126, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #657E3A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.4% green and 22.7% blue (101, 126, 58).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#657E3A color codes

HEX	`#657E3A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 126, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 54%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, -20.81, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 39.63, 121.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.591, 17.994, 6.759)`
Decimal	`6651450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657E3A, 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 #657E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#657E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #657E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657e3a; }
.text { color: #657e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 126 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657e3a, #437e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #657E3A?: #657E3A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657E3A?: The RGB value is 101, 126, 58: 101 red, 126 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657E3A?: The complementary color is #533A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657E3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.