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#656D4B

#656d4b ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.19% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 74.12°, with 18.48% saturation and 36.08% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #656d4b
  2. #534b6d

Split complementary

  1. #656d4b
  2. #4b546d
  3. #644b6d

Analogous

  1. #6d644b
  2. #656d4b
  3. #546d4b

Triadic

  1. #656d4b
  2. #4b656d
  3. #6d4b65

Tetradic

  1. #656d4b
  2. #4b6d53
  3. #534b6d
  4. #6d4b65

Square

  1. #656d4b
  2. #4b6d64
  3. #534b6d
  4. #6d4b54

Monochromatic

  1. #11120d
  2. #3b402c
  3. #656d4b
  4. #8e996b
  5. #b1b899

Shades

#656d4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d4b
  2. #5b6244
  3. #51573c
  4. #474c35
  5. #3d412d
  6. #333726
  7. #282c1e
  8. #1e2117
  9. #14160f
  10. #0a0b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d4b
  2. #747c5d
  3. #848a6f
  4. #939981
  5. #a3a793
  6. #b2b6a5
  7. #c1c5b7
  8. #d1d3c9
  9. #e0e2db
  10. #f0f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d4b
  2. #686f50
  3. #6a7156
  4. #6d735b
  5. #707560
  6. #737766
  7. #75786b
  8. #787a70
  9. #7b7c75
  10. #7d7e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70694c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676b5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d4b {
  color: #656d4b;
}
Background
.bg-656d4b {
  background-color: #656d4b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d4b {
  border: 2px solid #656d4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 18% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d4b, #546d4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 75 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.46 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.61 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.79 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.17 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.95 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.29 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.37 #9a92b4 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d4b  rgb(101, 109, 75)  hsl(74, 18%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#534b6d  rgb(83, 75, 109)  hsl(254, 18%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#4b656d  rgb(75, 101, 109)  hsl(194, 18%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#6d4b65  rgb(109, 75, 101)  hsl(314, 18%, 36%)  Eggplant