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#656D41

#656d41 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d41 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.37% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 70.91°, with 25.29% saturation and 34.12% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #656d41
  2. #49416d

Split complementary

  1. #656d41
  2. #414f6d
  3. #5f416d

Analogous

  1. #6d5f41
  2. #656d41
  3. #4f6d41

Triadic

  1. #656d41
  2. #41656d
  3. #6d4165

Tetradic

  1. #656d41
  2. #416d49
  3. #49416d
  4. #6d4165

Square

  1. #656d41
  2. #416d5f
  3. #49416d
  4. #6d414f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d08
  2. #393d24
  3. #656d41
  4. #919d5e
  5. #b2bb8c

Shades

#656d41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d41
  2. #5b623b
  3. #515734
  4. #474c2e
  5. #3d4127
  6. #333721
  7. #282c1a
  8. #1e2114
  9. #14160d
  10. #0a0b07
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d41
  2. #747c54
  3. #848a67
  4. #93997a
  5. #a3a78d
  6. #b2b6a0
  7. #c1c5b3
  8. #d1d3c6
  9. #e0e2d9
  10. #f0f0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d41
  2. #686f47
  3. #6a714e
  4. #6d7354
  5. #70755a
  6. #737761
  7. #757867
  8. #787a6d
  9. #7b7c73
  10. #7d7e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676b5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73693e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726943 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #696962 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6a3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6b42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686a57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d41 {
  color: #656d41;
}
Background
.bg-656d41 {
  background-color: #656d41;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d41 {
  border: 2px solid #656d41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 25% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d41, #4f6d41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 65 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.35 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.84 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.63 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.65 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 12.23 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.40 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.41 #9a92be Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d41  rgb(101, 109, 65)  hsl(71, 25%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#49416d  rgb(73, 65, 109)  hsl(251, 25%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#41656d  rgb(65, 101, 109)  hsl(191, 25%, 34%)  Teal Blue
#6d4165  rgb(109, 65, 101)  hsl(311, 25%, 34%)  Eggplant