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#656D39

#656d39 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d39 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.71% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 69.23°, with 31.33% saturation and 32.55% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #656d39
  2. #41396d

Split complementary

  1. #656d39
  2. #394b6d
  3. #5b396d

Analogous

  1. #6d5b39
  2. #656d39
  3. #4b6d39

Triadic

  1. #656d39
  2. #39656d
  3. #6d3965

Tetradic

  1. #656d39
  2. #396d41
  3. #41396d
  4. #6d3965

Square

  1. #656d39
  2. #396d5b
  3. #41396d
  4. #6d394b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d07
  2. #363b1f
  3. #656d39
  4. #949f53
  5. #b4bd82

Shades

#656d39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d39
  2. #5b6233
  3. #51572e
  4. #474c28
  5. #3d4122
  6. #33371d
  7. #282c17
  8. #1e2111
  9. #14160b
  10. #0a0b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d39
  2. #747c4d
  3. #848a61
  4. #939974
  5. #a3a788
  6. #b2b69c
  7. #c1c5b0
  8. #d1d3c4
  9. #e0e2d7
  10. #f0f0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d39
  2. #686f40
  3. #6a7147
  4. #6d734e
  5. #707555
  6. #73775d
  7. #757864
  8. #787a6b
  9. #7b7c72
  10. #7d7e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676a59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736835 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73693c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6861 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6a36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6b3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686a54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d39 {
  color: #656d39;
}
Background
.bg-656d39 {
  background-color: #656d39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d39 {
  border: 2px solid #656d39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 31% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d39, #4b6d39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 57 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.48 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.95 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.27 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.79 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.10 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.88 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 12.91 #9a92c6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d39  rgb(101, 109, 57)  hsl(69, 31%, 33%)  Dark Olive Green
#41396d  rgb(65, 57, 109)  hsl(249, 31%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#39656d  rgb(57, 101, 109)  hsl(189, 31%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#6d3965  rgb(109, 57, 101)  hsl(309, 31%, 33%)  Byzantium