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#656E37

#656e37 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656e37 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, 43.14% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 69.82°, with 33.33% saturation and 32.35% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #656e37
  2. #40376e

Split complementary

  1. #656e37
  2. #37496e
  3. #5b376e

Analogous

  1. #6e5b37
  2. #656e37
  3. #496e37

Triadic

  1. #656e37
  2. #37656e
  3. #6e3765

Tetradic

  1. #656e37
  2. #376e40
  3. #40376e
  4. #6e3765

Square

  1. #656e37
  2. #376e5b
  3. #40376e
  4. #6e3749

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e07
  2. #363b1d
  3. #656e37
  4. #94a150
  5. #b5bf7f

Shades

#656e37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656e37
  2. #5b6332
  3. #51582c
  4. #474d27
  5. #3d4221
  6. #33371c
  7. #282c16
  8. #1e2111
  9. #14160b
  10. #0a0b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#656e37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656e37
  2. #747d4b
  3. #848b5f
  4. #939a73
  5. #a3a887
  6. #b2b79b
  7. #c1c5af
  8. #d1d4c3
  9. #e0e2d7
  10. #f0f1eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656e37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656e37
  2. #68703e
  3. #6a7246
  4. #6d734d
  5. #707554
  6. #73775c
  7. #757963
  8. #787b6a
  9. #7b7c71
  10. #7d7e79
  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 #686b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746932 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746a3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6961 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6b34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6b39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686b53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656e37 {
  color: #656e37;
}
Background
.bg-656e37 {
  background-color: #656e37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656e37 {
  border: 2px solid #656e37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656e37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 110 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 33% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656e37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656e37, #496e37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656e37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 110 55 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.24 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.72 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.22 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.55 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.42 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.35 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 13.14 #9a91c8 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656e37  rgb(101, 110, 55)  hsl(70, 33%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green
#40376e  rgb(64, 55, 110)  hsl(250, 33%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#37656e  rgb(55, 101, 110)  hsl(190, 33%, 32%)  Teal Blue
#6e3765  rgb(110, 55, 101)  hsl(310, 33%, 32%)  Byzantium