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#656D27

#656d27 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#656d27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.22% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 66.86°, with 47.3% saturation and 29.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #656d27
  2. #2f276d

Split complementary

  1. #656d27
  2. #27426d
  3. #52276d

Analogous

  1. #6d5227
  2. #656d27
  3. #426d27

Triadic

  1. #656d27
  2. #27656d
  3. #6d2765

Tetradic

  1. #656d27
  2. #276d2f
  3. #2f276d
  4. #6d2765

Square

  1. #656d27
  2. #276d52
  3. #2f276d
  4. #6d2742

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f05
  2. #313513
  3. #656d27
  4. #99a53b
  5. #bdc865

Shades

#656d27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d27
  2. #5b6223
  3. #51571f
  4. #474c1b
  5. #3d4117
  6. #333714
  7. #282c10
  8. #1e210c
  9. #141608
  10. #0a0b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d27
  2. #747c3d
  3. #848a52
  4. #939968
  5. #a3a77d
  6. #b2b693
  7. #c1c5a9
  8. #d1d3be
  9. #e0e2d4
  10. #f0f0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d27
  2. #686f30
  3. #6a7139
  4. #6d7342
  5. #70754b
  6. #737754
  7. #75785c
  8. #787a65
  9. #7b7c6e
  10. #7d7e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75681f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74692c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b675e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69694e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d27 {
  color: #656d27;
}
Background
.bg-656d27 {
  background-color: #656d27;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d27 {
  border: 2px solid #656d27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 47% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d27, #426d27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 39 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.26 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.32 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.74 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.29 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.43 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.44 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.85 #9a92d8 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d27  rgb(101, 109, 39)  hsl(67, 47%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#2f276d  rgb(47, 39, 109)  hsl(247, 47%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#27656d  rgb(39, 101, 109)  hsl(187, 47%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#6d2765  rgb(109, 39, 101)  hsl(307, 47%, 29%)  Byzantium