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#656D56

#656d56 ≈ Feldgrau

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d56 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.1% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 80.87°, with 11.79% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 8.69.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #656d56
  2. #5e566d

Split complementary

  1. #656d56
  2. #565a6d
  3. #6a566d

Analogous

  1. #6d6a56
  2. #656d56
  3. #5a6d56

Triadic

  1. #656d56
  2. #56656d
  3. #6d5665

Tetradic

  1. #656d56
  2. #566d5e
  3. #5e566d
  4. #6d5665

Square

  1. #656d56
  2. #566d6a
  3. #5e566d
  4. #6d565a

Monochromatic

  1. #161713
  2. #3d4234
  3. #656d56
  4. #8c967a
  5. #b1b8a4

Shades

#656d56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d56
  2. #5b624d
  3. #515745
  4. #474c3c
  5. #3d4134
  6. #33372b
  7. #282c22
  8. #1e211a
  9. #141611
  10. #0a0b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d56
  2. #747c67
  3. #848a78
  4. #939989
  5. #a3a79a
  6. #b2b6ab
  7. #c1c5bb
  8. #d1d3cc
  9. #e0e2dd
  10. #f0f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d56
  2. #686f5a
  3. #6a715e
  4. #6d7363
  5. #707567
  6. #73776b
  7. #75786f
  8. #787a73
  9. #7b7c78
  10. #7d7e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706a55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6a57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #676b67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6b55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6b57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666c60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d56 {
  color: #656d56;
}
Background
.bg-656d56 {
  background-color: #656d56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d56 {
  border: 2px solid #656d56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 12% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d56, #5a6d56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 86 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.69 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.74 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.83 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.72 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.76 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.97 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.97 #9a92a9 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#656d56  rgb(101, 109, 86)  hsl(81, 12%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5e566d  rgb(94, 86, 109)  hsl(261, 12%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#56656d  rgb(86, 101, 109)  hsl(201, 12%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#6d5665  rgb(109, 86, 101)  hsl(321, 12%, 38%)  Old Lavender