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#656D2F

#656d2f ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d2f is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.88% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 67.74°, with 39.74% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #656d2f
  2. #372f6d

Split complementary

  1. #656d2f
  2. #2f466d
  3. #562f6d

Analogous

  1. #6d562f
  2. #656d2f
  3. #466d2f

Triadic

  1. #656d2f
  2. #2f656d
  3. #6d2f65

Tetradic

  1. #656d2f
  2. #2f6d37
  3. #372f6d
  4. #6d2f65

Square

  1. #656d2f
  2. #2f6d56
  3. #372f6d
  4. #6d2f46

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e06
  2. #333818
  3. #656d2f
  4. #97a246
  5. #b8c273

Shades

#656d2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d2f
  2. #5b622a
  3. #515726
  4. #474c21
  5. #3d411c
  6. #333718
  7. #282c13
  8. #1e210e
  9. #141609
  10. #0a0b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d2f
  2. #747c44
  3. #848a59
  4. #93996d
  5. #a3a782
  6. #b2b697
  7. #c1c5ac
  8. #d1d3c1
  9. #e0e2d5
  10. #f0f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d2f
  2. #686f37
  3. #6a713f
  4. #6d7347
  5. #70754f
  6. #737758
  7. #757860
  8. #787a68
  9. #7b7c70
  10. #7d7e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746829 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b675f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6a2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6a31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #696a50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d2f {
  color: #656d2f;
}
Background
.bg-656d2f {
  background-color: #656d2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d2f {
  border: 2px solid #656d2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 40% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d2f, #466d2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 47 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.57 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.31 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.37 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.65 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.91 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.38 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.25 #9a92d0 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d2f  rgb(101, 109, 47)  hsl(68, 40%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green
#372f6d  rgb(55, 47, 109)  hsl(248, 40%, 31%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2f656d  rgb(47, 101, 109)  hsl(188, 40%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#6d2f65  rgb(109, 47, 101)  hsl(308, 40%, 31%)  Byzantium